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

Arriving in the economic city of Douala on Friday, the Pope reiterated his message of peace after visiting the country's Anglophone region hit by a decade-long rebellion the day before.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Meanwhile, Anglophone dandyism, always stronger on practice than theory, went global.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 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

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