lingua

Example Sentences

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She is supposed to be a loud-mouthed troll, which is the lingua franca of the movement, but also to remember that her role as a woman is to be accommodating, submissive and placating to men.

From Salon

It has become the lingua franca of many local Indigenous groups, all with distinctly different language histories.

From Scientific American

Today I live in Taiwan, where Mandarin Chinese is the lingua franca, and fixtures of the California accent have attached itself to my Chinese.

From Los Angeles Times

While Mandarin Chinese is the lingua franca here in Taiwan, there are some dishes in Taiwan that are known exclusively by their Taiwanese Hokkien names.

From Salon

Most cannabis shops, including his, now only hire employees who speak English, the lingua franca of the industry.

From Seattle Times