A ~ is a language or way of communicating which is used between people who do not speak one another’s native language. (FORMAL)
English is rapidly becoming the ~ of Asia.
N-SING
A ~ is a language or way of communicating which is used between people who do not speak one another’s native language. (FORMAL)
English is rapidly becoming the ~ of Asia.
N-SING
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012