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Lingua franca   /lˈɪŋgwə frˈæŋkə/   Listen
Lingua franca

noun
1.
A common language used by speakers of different languages.  Synonyms: interlanguage, koine.





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"Lingua franca" Quotes from Famous Books



... lawyers present (as I conjectured by their habit), who were commanded to address themselves to me, and I spoke to them in as many languages as I had the least smattering of, which were High and Low Dutch, Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, and Lingua Franca,[6] ...
— Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 • Charles Sylvester
... (official); total spoken languages—64% Punjabi, 12% Sindhi, 8% Pashtu, 7% Urdu, 9% Balochi and other; English is lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries, but official policies are promoting its gradual replacement ...
— The 1990 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency


Words linked to "Lingua franca" :   language, interlanguage, koine, linguistic communication


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