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pidgin

UK
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
US
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/

Translations

pidginnoun
pidgins
pl
UK
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
US
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
Pidgin languages often develop in regions where speakers of different native languages need to communicate.
Пиджин-языки часто развиваются в регионах, где носители разных родных языков нуждаются в общении.
Synonyms
creole
jargon
lingua franca
pidgin language
pidginadjective
UK
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
US
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
Used attributively before another noun to denote something relating to or characteristic of pidgin languages.

Definitions

pidginnoun
A grammatically simplified language that develops between groups who do not share a common language, having a limited vocabulary and no native speakers.
Historically, dockworkers and sailors in the port spoke a pidgin based on Malay and Portuguese.
pidginadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a pidgin language.
The guide spoke in pidgin German to make himself understood.
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