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Definition of Lingua Franca

Lingua Franca
Lingua Franca Lin"gua Fran"ca (l[i^][ng]"gw[.a] fr[a^][ng]"k[.a]). [It., prop., language of the Franks.] The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders.
Lingua Franca
Lingua Franca Lin"gua Fran"ca Any hybrid or other language used over a wide area as a common or commercial tongue among peoples of different speech.

Meaning of Lingua Franca from wikipedia

- A lingua franca (/ˌlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə/; lit. 'Frankish tongue'; for plurals see § Usage notes), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language...
- The Mediterranean Lingua Franca, or Sabir, was a contact language, or languages, that were used as a lingua franca in the Mediterranean Basin from the...
- This is a list of lingua francas. A lingua franca is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing a first...
- English as a lingua franca (ELF) is the use of the English language "as a global means of inter-community communication" and can be understood as "any...
- Lingua Franca Nova (pronounced [ˈliŋgwa ˈfraŋka ˈnova]), abbreviated as LFN and known colloquially as Elefen, is a constructed international auxiliary...
- Look up Lingua Franca or lingua franca in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lingua franca is a language used for communication between speakers of different...
- Lingua Franca was an American magazine about intellectual and literary life in academia. The magazine was founded in 1990 by Jeffrey Kittay, an editor...
- Lingua Franca is a 2019 Philippine-American drama film edited, written, produced, and directed by Filipina filmmaker-actress Isabel Sandoval. It is Sandoval's...
- Lingua Franca is an EP by the supergroup T.R.A.M., featuring multi-instrumentalist Adrian Terrazas, formerly of The Mars Volta, guitarists Javier Reyes...
- Italian is the main working language of the Holy See, serving as the lingua franca (common language) in the Roman Catholic hierarchy as well as the official...