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Anglophone

[ ang-gluh-fohn ]

noun

  1. an English-speaking person, especially a native speaker of English.


adjective

  1. of or relating to speakers of English.

Anglophone

/ ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn /

noun

  1. a person who speaks English, esp a native speaker


adjective

  1. speaking English

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglophone1

First recorded in 1965–70; Anglo- + -phone

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Example Sentences

Most Anglophone readers know little or nothing about Korean fiction.

The book draws on numerous archives from Yugoslavia that have largely been ignored by Anglophone scholars.

She covers politics, culture, the environment and human rights in Francophone and Anglophone West Africa for the Voice of America.

Zadie Smith heralds you as the flag bearer for the Anglophone Novel.

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AnglophobiaAnglo-Saxon