Francophone

//ˈfɹæŋkɒfəʊn// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who speaks French, especially as their mother tongue.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Francophone. alt-of
Adjective
  1. 1
    French-speaking. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Francophone. alt-of, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
french speakinggallophonegallophone

Example

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"When he was a child, a former Prime Minister of Canada, whose father was a francophone from Quebec and whose mother was an anglophone, supposed that all boys spoke French with their fathers and English with their mothers."

Etymology

Altered and reinterpreted from French Francophonie, with semantic influence from Latin Franco- (“French”) + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ), Franco- + -phone.

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mother tongue

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