Definition of: lingua franca

(ling′gwə frang′kə)
1. A mixture of French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, and Arabic, spoken in the Mediterranean ports: often called Sabir.
2. Any mixed jargon used as a commercial or trade language, such as pidgin English, Chinook jargon, etc. [<Ital., lit., language of the Franks; prob. infl. by franco rough and ready]

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