a lingua franca



a lingua franca

a language that is used for communication between people whose main languages are different (often + of ) English is the undisputed lingua franca of the business world.
See also: Franca, lingua

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bee[bi:]
Chenaniah-Biblical
Makena-Eastern African, Kikuyu
Prabodh-Indian, Hindi
MorpheusMAWR-fee-əs (English)Greek Mythology
Keren Happukh-Biblical Hebrew