Francophile
[ frang-kuh-fahyl ]
/ ˈfræŋ kəˌfaɪl /
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adjective
friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
noun
a person who is friendly to or has a strong admiration of France or the French.
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Also Fran·co·phil [frang-kuh-fil]. /ˈfræŋ kə fɪl/.
OTHER WORDS FROM Francophile
Fran·co·phil·i·a [frang-kuh-fil-ee-uh, -feel-yuh], /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɪl i ə, -ˈfil yə/, nounWords nearby Francophile
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Example sentences from the Web for Francophile
I'm a total Francophile and I love the restaurants in Paris.
I should say the same had it been Anglophile or Francophile.
Idling in Italy|Joseph CollinsCraven stood for the past, he was a link with the life the Francophile Arab was reluctantly surrendering.
The Shadow of the East|E. M. Hull
British Dictionary definitions for Francophile
Francophile
Francophil (ˈfræŋkəʊfɪl) sometimes not capital
/ (ˈfræŋkəʊˌfaɪl) /
noun
a person who admires France and the French
adjective
marked by or possessing admiration of France and the French
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