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
Synne-Norwegian
JerzyYE-zhiPolish
CornÉLie-French
FrÍ&Eth;A-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Vincent['vinsənt]
Lawandalə-WAHN-dəAfrican American