Francophile
Americanadjective
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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
Jefferson was a renowned Francophile and, while spending time in Paris as the Minister to France from 1784 to 1789, grew to really love French cooking.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2023
The next year he was off to Paris, already a Francophile and Francophone and more than willing to fall in love.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
“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 Stephen Graham
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