lingua franca
ˈliŋ-gwə-ˈfraŋ-kə\
Definition:
(noun) a language used by people who do not speak a common tongue; usually combines aspects of different languages.
Synonyms and Antonyms
- interchange, common language, universal language
- standard language, silence.
Sentences:
The word lingua franca comes from the language used in the Levant that combined French, Italian, English, Arabic, Turkish, Greek, and Hebrew words during the Crusades.
English is used as a lingua franca among many airline pilots.
English is used as a lingua franca among many airline pilots.
English is the universal language and the lingua franca spoken by 1.5 billion people!