English Explanatory Dictionary

Mediterranean Lingua Franca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. Sabir, the pidgin Italian-based lingua franca spoken along the Mediterranean to facilitate trade from the 11th to the 19th centuries.
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  1. Alternative letter-case form of Mediterranean Lingua Franca.

Word forms

Mediterranean Lingua Franca the Mediterranean Lingua Franca

Etymology

From the addition of Mediterranean to distinguish the particular sense of Lingua Franca from generic uses of the term.

Synonyms

Lingua Franca
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