French Community
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
De Gaulle's proposed French Community proved unworkable, and he had the grace to accept its demise.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bowing to the nationalist drive in black Africa, France's De Gaulle recently agreed to what 20 months ago he refused to contemplate: full independence for African nations within the French Community.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last month Guinea negotiated a series of agreements which to a considerable extent place the country squarely back in the French Community.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I introduce myself, Pierre Dupaine, operative of the African Affairs sector of the French Community."
From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack
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