lingua franca
noun
any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
lingua francas
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pluralof lingua franca.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In rural areas, for example, not everyone can speak lingua francas like English or Pidgin.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2022
Around town, billboards in Cyrillic and Arabic, the region's lingua francas of commerce, offer traders from Central Asia and beyond the best deals in long-distance trucks and air-freight shipping.
From Time Magazine Archive
