What is the meaning of Lingua Franca?

  • The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the languages of the people of the region and of foreign traders.
  • Any hybrid or other language used over a wide area as a common or commercial tongue among peoples of different speech.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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