KOINE
\kˈɔ͡ɪn], \kˈɔɪn], \k_ˈɔɪ_n]\
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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"
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a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire
By Princeton University
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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"
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a Greek dialect that flourished under the Roman Empire
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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