Languages used to facilitate trade between groups without a common native language.
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Examples for "lingua franca"
Examples for "lingua franca"
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He speaks the language of Mota, the lingua franca here, you know.
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LANGUAGES: The official language is Portuguese but Portuguese-based creole is the lingua franca.
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Arabic was, for a time, the lingua franca of science.
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They are very much the lingua franca of evidence-based medicine.
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The last word was spoken in the lingua franca, and instantly obeyed by the physician.
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Pictures can bridge language gaps.
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The album is a rare and refreshing demonstration that music's ability to bridge language and cultures is more than a cliche.
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Extra classes were set up for children who shared no common language.
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The two jackrabbits said something in the common language, quickly and tensely.
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In the absence of a common language, translation soaks up precious time.
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Chamorro is the common language of Saipan, but they all speak English.
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Tsata, speaking Saramyrrhic, the only common language the three survivors had left.