World language
noun
1.
a language spoken and known in many countries, such as English
2.
an artificial language for international use, such as Esperanto
noun
a language known or spoken in many countries
Examples
English has gained status as a world language. Roughly 1/3 of the world’s population has English as its mother tongue.
Word Origin
1867
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