French Community
Americannoun
noun
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De Gaulle's proposed French Community proved unworkable, and he had the grace to accept its demise.
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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.
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Then Quebec and France must organize for the "solidarity of the French Community on both sides of the Atlantic."
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At the opposite extreme is Guinea's Sekou Toure, who alone voted no to De Gaulle's French constitution setting up a new French Community.
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The French Community long dominated a far greater portion of Africa than the British flag flew over.
From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack
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