HyperDic: koine

English > 2 senses of the word Koine / koine:
NOUNcommunicationKoinea Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire
communicationkoine, lingua franca, interlanguagea common language used by speakers of different languages
English > Koine: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire.
BroaderGreek, Hellenic, Hellenic languageThe Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
Spanishcoiné, Koine, koiné
Catalankoiné
English > koine: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
MeaningA common language used by speakers of different languages.
Example"Koine is a dialect of ancient Greek that was the lingua franca of the empire of Alexander the Great and was widely spoken throughout the eastern Mediterranean area in Roman times"
Synonymslingua franca, interlanguage
Broaderlanguage, linguistic communicationA systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
Spanishkoiné, lengua franca, lengua vehicular, lingua franca
Catalaninterllengua, koiné, lingua franca

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