lingua

lingua franca

Any language used to bridge the gap between people who do not speak the same language. English is the lingua franca in many foreign tourist destinations.

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.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ÉMeric	-	French
Ventseslav	-	Bulgarian
Ephrath	-	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
QuyỀN	-	Vietnamese
Ronen	-	Hebrew
Darcy	DAHR-see	English