Franca

lingua franca

Any language used to bridge the gap between people who do not speak the same language. English is the lingua franca in many foreign tourist destinations.

a lingua franca

a language that is used for communication between people whose main languages are different (often + of ) English is the undisputed lingua franca of the business world.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gusti	-	Indonesian, Balinese
Wiebke	VEEP-kə (German)	Frisian, German
Herakleides	-	Ancient Greek
Yehiel	-	Hebrew
Eimear	EE-mur	Irish
Antoni	ahn-TAW-nee (Polish), ən-TAW-nee (Catalan)	Polish, Catalan