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Synonyms for lingua franca in English

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lingua franca:
- interlanguage; koine; lingua franca

English

Detailed Synonyms for lingua franca in English

lingua franca:

lingua franca [the ~] noun

the lingua franca

– a common language used by speakers of different languages ¹
the interlanguage; the koine; the lingua franca
– a common language used by speakers of different languages ¹
- interlanguage [the ~] noun
- koine [the ~] noun
- lingua franca [the ~] noun
  - 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 times¹

Related Words for "lingua franca":

linguae francae

Alternate Synonyms for "lingua franca":

interlanguage; koine; language; linguistic communication

Related Definitions for "lingua franca":

a common language used by speakers of different languages¹
- 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 times¹

Related Synonyms for lingua franca

lingua

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