Etymology :Latin; more at TONGUE. Pronunciation :'li[ng]-gw&. Function :noun. Date :circa 1826.
| lingua franca | The commercial language of the Levant, a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders | en | |||
| lingua franca | a common language used by speakers of different languages; "Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times" | en | |||
| lingua franca | Any hybrid or other language used over a wide area as a common or commercial tongue among peoples of different speech | en | |||
| lingua franca | A language used as a means of communication by speakers who do not have a native language in common (see Auxiliary Language) | en | |||
| lingua franca | A lingua franca is a language or way of communicating which is used between people who do not speak one another's native language. English is rapidly becoming the lingua franca of Asia. a language used between people whose main languages are different. Language used for communication between two or more groups that have different native languages. It may be a standard language for example, English and French are often used for international diplomacy, and Swahili is used by speakers of the many different local languages of eastern Africa. A lingua franca may also be a pidgin, like Melanesian Pidgin, widely used in the southern Pacific. The term lingua franca (Latin: "Frankish language") was first applied to a pidgin based on French and Italian developed in the Mediterranean. See also creole | en | |||
| lingua franca | a common hybrid or other language used by speakers of different languages See also: koine | en | |||
| lingua franca | A medium of communication for people who speak different first languages A language of commerce lingua refers to the tongue | en | |||
| lingua franca | A species of corrupt Italian spoken on the coasts of the Mediterranean The Franks' language mixed with the Italian | en | |||
| lingua franca | international language | en | |||
| A lingua franca | koine | en | |||
| a lingua franca | sabir | en | |||
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