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Meanings of interlanguage in English

Portuguese
lingua franca
Catalan
lingua franca

A common language used by speakers of different languages.

lingua franca
Synonyms
Examples for "lingua franca"
Examples for "lingua franca"
1
He speaks the language of Mota, the lingua franca here, you know.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson : Missionary Bishop of the Melan...
2
LANGUAGES: The official language is Portuguese but Portuguese-based creole is the lingua franca.
Reuters
3
Arabic was, for a time, the lingua franca of science.
Death by black hole: and other cosmic quandaries
4
They are very much the lingua franca of evidence-based medicine.
The Irish Times
5
The last word was spoken in the lingua franca, and instantly obeyed by the physician.
The Talisman
1
But as we were then leaving Koine, and were not yet melted with the grief of absence, I had the courage to resist their demand.
Roman Holidays, and Others
Translations for interlanguage
Portuguese
lingua franca