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/ˌlɪŋɡwə ˈfræŋkə/noun

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संपर्क भाषा, सामान्य व्यवहार की भाषा

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    [C, usually singular]

    a shared language used for communication between people whose main languages are different

    संपर्क भाषा, सामान्य व्यवहार की भाषा

    • English has become the lingua franca of international business.
    • In the market, a simple form of Hindi served as the lingua franca.

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From Italian, meaning 'Frankish tongue'.

यह Italian से है, जिसका अर्थ है 'Franks की भाषा'।

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A language used for communication between people with different first languages is a lingua franca.

अलग-अलग मातृभाषा वाले लोगों के बीच संपर्क के लिए प्रयुक्त भाषा को lingua franca कहते हैं।