n.
Variant: also koi · né
Pronunciation: ko ̇ i- ' n ā , ' ko ̇ i- ˌ ; k ē - ' n ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek koin ē , from feminine of koinos common
Date: 1909
1 capitalized : the Greek language commonly spoken and written in eastern Mediterranean countries in the Hellenistic and Roman periods
2 : a dialect or language of a region that has become the common or standard language of a larger area