Mediterranean Lingua Franca
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Mediterranean Lingua Franca¹
Where it comes from
From the addition of Mediterranean to distinguish the particular sense of Lingua Franca from generic uses of the term.
proper noun the Mediterranean Lingua Franca · Mediterranean lingua franca
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Sabir, the pidgin Italian-based lingua franca spoken along the Mediterranean to facilitate trade from the 11th to the 19th centuries.
The Mediterranean lingua franca never evolved into anyone's mother tongue, which is why there are very few written traces of it.
Similar: Lingua Franca
Mediterranean lingua franca²
proper noun
- Alternative letter-case form of Mediterranean Lingua Franca The Mediterranean lingua franca never evolved into anyone's mother tongue, which is why there are very few written traces of it.
Talk about this word "Mediterranean Lingua Franca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mediterranean%20lingua%20franca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Mediterranean Lingua Franca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mediterranean%20lingua%20franca "Mediterranean Lingua Franca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mediterranean%20lingua%20franca.Cite this
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title = {Mediterranean Lingua Franca},
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