LINGUA FRANCA


Meaning of LINGUA FRANCA in English

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) .