Search Result:koine
KK Pronunciation
〔 kɒI`nє 〕
Pronunciation
〔 kɒiˋnєi 〕
Overview of noun koine
The noun koine has 2 senses
- Koine -- (a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire)
- lingua franca, interlanguage, koine -- (a common language used by speakers of different languages; "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")