Found 2 items, similar to Lingua Franca.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: lingua franca lingua franca n : a common language used by speakers of different languages; “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 times” [syn: interlanguage, koine]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Lingua Franca Lingua Franca \Lin“gua Fran”ca\ (l[i^][ng]"gw[.a] fr[a^][ng]"k[.a]) n. [It., prop., language of the Franks.] 1. The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders. [1913 Webster] 2. Any hybrid or other language used over a wide area as a common or commercial tongue among peoples of different speech. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]