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Lingua franca Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Lingua Franca
The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders.
The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders.
| WordNet 2.0 |
lingua franca
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) interlanguage, koine
(hypernym) language, linguistic communication
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) interlanguage, koine
(hypernym) language, linguistic communication
| hEnglish - advanced version |
lingua franca
lingua franca
lingua \lin"gua\ (l&ibreve;&nsm;"gw&adot;), n.; pl. lingu? (-gwē). [l., the tongue.] (zo?l.) (a) a tongue. (b) a median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
lingua franca
lingua \lin"gua\ (l&ibreve;&nsm;"gw&adot;), n.; pl. lingu? (-gwē). [l., the tongue.] (zo?l.) (a) a tongue. (b) a median process of the labium, at the under side of the mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.
Lingua franca Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| JM Latin-English Dictionary |
Lingua franca
French tongue the common or universal language
French tongue the common or universal language
Lingua franca Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Lingua franca
A lingua franca (Italian literally meaning Frankish language, see etymology below) is any language widely used beyond the population of its native speakers. The de facto status of lingua franca is usually "awarded" by the masses to the language of the most influential nation(s) of the time. Any given language normally becomes a lingua franca primarily by being used for international commerce, but can be accepted in other cultural exchanges, especially diplomacy.
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Lingua franca (disambiguation)
Lingua Franca or lingua franca can mean:
- A lingua franca is a language used for communication between speakers of different langauages
- Mediterranean Lingua Franca, such a language used around the Mediterranean from the 11th to 19th century
- Lingua Franca (magazine), a periodical
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