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

Carney, an anglophone who grew up in western Canada, notably laboured to improve his French before running for prime minister last year, and his French ability was the subject of some scrutiny.

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Rousseau, who lives in Montreal but is an anglophone, had come under fire for his French language skills in the past, including shortly after he was appointed as CEO of Air Canada in 2021.

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Rousseau lives in Montreal but is an anglophone.

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Cameroon's Anglophone crisis began in 2016 when lawyers and teachers went on strike over the use of French in courts and schools.

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When activists - angered by what they saw as the marginalisation of Cameroon's minority Anglophone community by the Francophone-dominated government -declared the independent state of Ambazonia a year later, it triggered the conflict involving groups such as the ADF.

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