Mediterranean Lingua Franca

See also: Mediterranean lingua franca

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  1. (historical) Sabir, the pidgin Italian-based lingua franca spoken along the Mediterranean to facilitate trade from the 11th to the 19th centuries.[1][2]
    Synonym: Lingua Franca

References

  1. ^ “Lingua franca del Mediterraneo or sabir (in Italian), article of Francesco Bruni”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 20 August 2013 (last accessed), archived from the original on 28 March 2009
  2. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[2], 20 August 2013 (last accessed), archived from the original on 25 March 2012
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