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lingua franca
noun
lin·gua fran·ca ˈliŋ-gwə-ˈfraŋ-kə 
plural lingua francas or linguae francae ˈliŋ-gwē-ˈfraŋ-(ˌ)kē
Did you know?
In the Middle Ages, the Arabs of the eastern Mediterranean referred to all Europeans as Franks (the name of the tribe that once occupied the land we call France). Since there was plenty of Arab-European trade, the traders in the Mediterranean ports eventually developed a trading language combining Italian, Arabic, and other languages, which almost everyone could more or less understand, and it became known as the "Frankish language", or lingua franca. Some languages actually succeed in becoming lingua francas without changing much. So, when the Roman empire became vast and mighty, Latin became the important lingua franca; and at a meeting between Japanese and Vietnamese businesspeople today, English may well be the only language spoken.
Example Sentences
English is used as a lingua franca among many airline pilots.
Recent Examples on the Web Throughout the years, Kinyarwanda never ceased to act as the vernacular lingua franca. 
Jeremie Eyssette, Quartz, 30 June 2022 Make your way to Nagu, a picturesque village where Swedish is still the lingua franca, then take a late-afternoon boat back to Turku. J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Le Chevalier’s manuscript—written in (eccentric) French, the lingua franca of diplomacy, one of his ephemeral métiers—has its own picaresque history. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 Workers there tend to be proficient in English, the lingua franca of the company, and highly capable. New York Times, 16 June 2022 But family ties and the allure of a city where Spanglish is the lingua franca has nonetheless dawn many. Christine Armario, Washington Post, 11 July 2022 Quechua was the lingua franca of the Inca Empire, which stretched from what is now southern Colombia to central Chile. Franklin Briceño And Matt O'brien, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2022 This standard would act as a lingua franca to connect clouds and identity data. Gerry Gebel, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Russian remains the lingua franca, and Moscow retains a military base as well as close economic and diplomatic ties that mean Kyrgyzstan lies within Russia’s purported sphere of influence. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 18 June 2022 See More
Jeremie Eyssette, Quartz, 30 June 2022 Make your way to Nagu, a picturesque village where Swedish is still the lingua franca, then take a late-afternoon boat back to Turku. J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 Le Chevalier’s manuscript—written in (eccentric) French, the lingua franca of diplomacy, one of his ephemeral métiers—has its own picaresque history. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 Workers there tend to be proficient in English, the lingua franca of the company, and highly capable. New York Times, 16 June 2022 But family ties and the allure of a city where Spanglish is the lingua franca has nonetheless dawn many. Christine Armario, Washington Post, 11 July 2022 Quechua was the lingua franca of the Inca Empire, which stretched from what is now southern Colombia to central Chile. Franklin Briceño And Matt O'brien, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2022 This standard would act as a lingua franca to connect clouds and identity data. Gerry Gebel, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022 Russian remains the lingua franca, and Moscow retains a military base as well as close economic and diplomatic ties that mean Kyrgyzstan lies within Russia’s purported sphere of influence. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 18 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Italian, literally, Frankish language
First Known Use
1619, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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