lingua francas

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• lingua franca — ► NOUN (pl. lingua francas) ▪ a language used as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different. ORIGIN Italian, Frankish tongue , in reference to a language formerly used in the eastern Mediterranean, consisting of… …   English terms dictionary

• lingua franca — [liŋ′gwə fraŋ′kə] n. pl. lingua francas or linguae francae [liŋ′gwē fran′sē] [It, lit., Frankish language] 1. a hybrid language based on Italian, with Spanish, French, Greek, and Arabic elements, spoken, esp. formerly, in certain Mediterranean… …   English World dictionary

• Lingua franca — For other uses, see Lingua franca (disambiguation). A lingua franca (or working language, bridge language, vehicular language) is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing a mother tongue, in… …   Wikipedia

• lingua franca — /frang keuh/, pl. lingua francas, linguae francae /ling gwee fran see/. 1. any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages. 2. (cap.) the Italian Provençal jargon (with elements of Spanish, French,… …   Universalium

• Lingua Franca — Als Lingua Franca (ital. für „fränkische Sprache“) bezeichnet man: in der ursprünglichen und engeren Bedeutung eine bestimmte Pidgin Sprache auf romanischer Basis, die im Mittelalter durch den Sprachkontakt zwischen Romanen und Sprechern… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Lingua Franka — Als Lingua Franca (ital. für „fränkische Sprache“) bezeichnet man: in der ursprünglichen und engeren Bedeutung eine bestimmte Pidgin Sprache auf romanischer Basis, die im Mittelalter durch den Sprachkontakt zwischen Romanen und Sprechern… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• lingua franca — UK [ˌlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə] / US noun [countable] Word forms lingua franca : singular lingua franca plural lingua francas or linguae francae a language that people use to communicate when they have different first languages German is a useful lingua… …   English dictionary

• lingua franca — noun (plural lingua francas or linguae francae) Etymology: Italian, literally, Frankish language Date: 1619 1. often capitalized a common language consisting of Italian mixed with French, Spanish, Greek, and Arabic that was formerly spoken in… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• lingua franca — [ˌlɪŋgwə fraŋkə] noun (plural lingua francas) 1》 a language used as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different. 2》 historical a mixture of Italian with French, Greek, Arabic, and Spanish, formerly used in the eastern… …   English new terms dictionary

• lingua franca — n. (pl. lingua francas) 1 a language adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different. 2 a system for mutual understanding. 3 hist. a mixture of Italian with French, Greek, Arabic, and Spanish, used in the Levant …   Useful english dictionary

• Lingua franca — Lengua franca (o lingua franca) es el idioma adoptado para un entendimiento común entre un grupo de varias coexistentes. La aceptación puede deberse por mutuo acuerdo o por cuestiones políticas, por ejemplo. En Europa durante una parte de la… …   Enciclopedia Universal