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lingua franca

[ frang-kuh ]

noun

plural lingua francas, linguae francae
  1. any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
  2. (initial capital letter) the Italian-Provençal jargon (with elements of Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish) formerly widely used in eastern Mediterranean ports.


Lingua Franca

1

noun

  1. a particular lingua franca spoken from the time of the Crusades to the 18th century in the ports of the Mediterranean, based on Italian, Spanish, French, Arabic, Greek, and Turkish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lingua franca

2

/ ˈlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə /

noun

  1. a language used for communication among people of different mother tongues
  2. a hybrid language containing elements from several different languages used in this way
  3. any system of communication providing mutual understanding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lingua franca1

1670–80; < Italian: literally, Frankish tongue
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lingua franca1

C17: Italian, literally: Frankish tongue
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The talk was in Spanish, an unremarkable fact given the language has been the lingua franca on most construction sites in Southern California for decades.

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Most are published in languages other than English, the lingua franca of science, and only a small fraction of them are indexed in international citation and index systems.

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Even in Ghana, where the lingua franca is English, knowing how to use smartphones and apps can be a challenge for newcomers.

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He spoke Yiddish — the Hasidic lingua franca — and lived in a Hasidic neighborhood.

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She is supposed to be a loud-mouthed troll, which is the lingua franca of the movement, but also to remember that her role as a woman is to be accommodating, submissive and placating to men.

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