Francophile
adjective
friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
Francophilia
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a word derived from
Francophile.
Example Sentences
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She drew on her Francophilia and Sorbonne education for the story, “How Does One Say,” about a young black female student and her older French professor at a language immersion program in Maine.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2017
While my interest in superheroes is perhaps inversely related to the degree to which they have occupied the culture, my Francophilia is such that I am critical putty in its CGI-animated hands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2016
Not too long ago, Kerry’s Francophilia earned him ridicule.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2015
They will also be well served by not having to figure in a critic's peeves, like Sifton's noted antipathy to fine dining or Bryan Miller's oft noted Francophilia.
From Time ● Sep. 21, 2011
The coming of the TGVs confirmed the Francophilia inherent in British train enthusiasm.
From Newsweek
