Lingua-franca definition

A medium of communication between peoples of different languages.

A mixture of Italian with Provençal, French, Spanish, Arabic, Greek, and Turkish, formerly spoken on the eastern Mediterranean coast.

A hybrid language based on Italian, with Spanish, French, Greek, and Arabic elements, spoken, esp. formerly, in certain Mediterranean ports.

It implies a common, or standard, language. The term is used in the information industry to refer to the most-widely used format, protocol or command language for a particular purpose. Its actual meaning is "Frankish language," which is spoken in various Mediterranean ports and is a combination of Italian, Spanish, French, Greek, Arabic and Turkish. Its original meaning also implies a hybrid or mixture of languages.

Something that is like a common language.

A language used for communication between different peoples, as English in global commerce, or Swahili in C Africa.

A hybrid language used for this purpose, as pidgin English.

A common language used by people of diverse backgrounds to communicate with one another, often a basic form of speech with simplified grammar.