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French Community

American  

noun

  1. a cultural and economic association of France, its overseas departments and territories, and former French territories that chose to maintain association after becoming independent republics: formed 1958.


French Community British  

noun

  1. an international association consisting of France and a number of former French colonies: founded in 1958 as a successor to the French Union

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Less than three months after voting for autonomy within the French Community, the new Congo Republic was already learning the perils of being on its own.

From Time Magazine Archive

A year and a half ago, France abruptly stalked out of Guinea, and left it to fend for itself, the first nation to declare its independence from the new French Community.

From Time Magazine Archive

Guinea's S�kou Tour� once led a powerful opposition of the left within the party, but Tour� opted Guinea out of the French Community and into relative quarantine.

From Time Magazine Archive

France's 13 black African colonies have achieved orderly independence; all but Guinea still enjoy fruitful relations with each other and with Paris through the French Community.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Commonwealth feels the same, so does the French Community.

From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Reynolds, Mack

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