Francophile
Americanadjective
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Shelly, who speaks in a heightened version of Anderson’s breathy coo, is a fellow Francophile.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
Plenty of Coucou’s comers don’t complete the course but continue showing up to group events like the Bastille Day party to remain part of a little Francophile community.
From Slate • Jul. 25, 2023
This follows a green-check gingham bikini top and skirt look — as well as a black and white gingham matching set, worn with a red beret for some extra Francophile camp — from seasons prior.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2023
“Beaujonomie” may not trip off the tongues of even the most Francophile Americans, but the coinage is meant to convey the wine’s compatibility with food — a portmanteau of beaujolais and gastronomy.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022
France, by many accounts, had given secret countenance to the return of the Hapsburg, Karl being known as Francophile in policy.
From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Graham, Stephen
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