Franco-ontarian
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario.
"The mention of Regulation 17 continues to evoke chills in our community: Enacted from 1912 to 1927, Regulation 17 aimed to eradicate French-language education in Ontario schools. The objective was ultimately to assimilate Franco-Ontarians into the English-speaking majority."
- 1 Of or pertaining to Franco-Ontarians. not-comparable
"This can be tedious, especially the minutiae of French laws and policies in Canada. When the discussion zooms in on a hot debate on raising the Franco-Ontarian flag in Sudbury, Ontario, it is hard not to feel that the topic of French in Canada has perhaps been exhausted."
Example
More examples"The mention of Regulation 17 continues to evoke chills in our community: Enacted from 1912 to 1927, Regulation 17 aimed to eradicate French-language education in Ontario schools. The objective was ultimately to assimilate Franco-Ontarians into the English-speaking majority."
Etymology
From Franco- + Ontarian, compare French Franco-Ontarien.
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