Language
pidgin
noun
Definition
A simplified language that develops as a means of communication between speakers of different languages.
In a sentence
“Pidgin languages have developed throughout history wherever traders from different linguistic backgrounds have met.”
Synonyms
contact languagesimplified tongue
Common collocations
- pidgin language
- develop a pidgin
- pidgin English
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