lingua franca
IDIOM
lin‧gua fran‧ca /ˌlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə/ noun [countable, usually singular]
Irregular Forms: (pl) linguae francae
زبان آمیخته با زبانهای دیگر، گویش مختلط، زبان بین المللی
lin‧gua fran‧ca /ˌlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə/
noun [countable, usually singular][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Italian;
Origin: 'tongue of the Franks']
a language used between people whose main languages are different:
English is the lingua franca in many countries. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲