| 单词 | lingua franca |
| 释义 | lingua franca[ frang-kuh ] / ˈfræŋ kə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lingua franca ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural lingua francas, lin·guae fran·cae [ling-gwee -fran-see]. /ˈlɪŋ gwi ˈfræn si/.any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages. (initial capital letter) the Italian-Provençal jargon (with elements of Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic, and Turkish) formerly widely used in eastern Mediterranean ports. Origin of lingua franca1670–80; <Italian: literally, Frankish tongue Words nearby lingua francalingo, lingoe, lingonberry, -lings, lingua, lingua franca, lingua geographica, lingua geral, lingual, lingual artery, lingual brace Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lingua franca
British Dictionary definitions for lingua franca (1 of 2)lingua franca / (ˈlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə) / noun plural lingua francas or linguae francae (ˈlɪŋɡwiː ˈfrænsiː)a language used for communication among people of different mother tongues a hybrid language containing elements from several different languages used in this way any system of communication providing mutual understanding Word Origin for lingua francaC17: Italian, literally: Frankish tongue British Dictionary definitions for lingua franca (2 of 2)Lingua Franca nouna particular lingua franca spoken from the time of the Crusades to the 18th century in the ports of the Mediterranean, based on Italian, Spanish, French, Arabic, Greek, and Turkish Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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