Definition of Lingua franca

1. Noun. 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"

Exact synonyms: Interlanguage, Koine
Generic synonyms: Language, Linguistic Communication

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lingua Franca

lingual tonsil
lingual trophoneurosis
lingual vein
lingual vein
linguas
Linguatula
Linguatula rhinaria
Linguatula serrata
linguatuliasis
linguatulida
Linguatulidae
linguatulina
lingua cerebelli
lingua dissecta
lingua fissurata
lingua franca (current term)
lingua frenata
lingua geographica
lingua nigra
lingua plicata
linguica
linguicas
linguiform
linguine
linguines
linguini
linguinis
linguisa
linguisas
linguist

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