Anglophone

American  

[ang-gluh-fohn] / ˈæŋ gləˌfoʊn /

noun

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to speakers of English.

Anglophone British  

/ ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn /

noun

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

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adjective

1. speaking English

Etymology

Origin of Anglophone

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

Example Sentences

In “The Caribbean Cookbook,” the starch is either rice or “ground provisions,” the Anglophone term for yams, sweet potatoes, plantains, breadfruit and other staples.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The British journalist and biographer had by this time been a thorn in the side of Anglophone Christianity for two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

By mid-2023, more than 638,000 people were internally displaced across the Anglophone regions and at least 1.7 million were in need of humanitarian aid, HRW said.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

This has long been mooted by many as a solution to the country's so-called Anglophone crisis.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

Because the Web was first developed and used in the United States, it's not really surprising it started out as — and still is — essentially Anglophone.

From Interviews (1998-2001) by Lebert, Marie