LINGUA


Meaning of LINGUA in English

franca [noun] [U] - a language which is used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages but which is not used between members of the same groupLatin was the lingua franca of the Roman Empire.(figurative) Movies are the lingua franca (= way of communicating between different cultures) of the 20th century.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.