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Meanings of koine 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
        Usage of koine in English
        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 koine
        Portuguese
        lingua franca