NOUN | communication | Koine | a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire |
---|---|---|---|
communication | koine, lingua franca, interlanguage | a common language used by speakers of different languages |
Meaning | A Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire. | |
---|---|---|
Broader | Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language | The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages |
Spanish | coiné, Koine, koiné | |
Catalan | koiné |
Meaning | A 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" | |
Synonyms | lingua franca, interlanguage | |
Broader | language, linguistic communication | A systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols |
Spanish | koiné, lengua franca, lengua vehicular, lingua franca | |
Catalan | interllengua, koiné, lingua franca |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact