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pidgin

DEFINITIONS OF: pidgin

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n an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages

Types:
Chinook Jargon, Oregon Jargon
a pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America
Type of:
artificial language
a language that is deliberately created for a specific purpose
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