Francophone

American  

[frang-kuh-fohn] / ˈfræŋ kəˌfoʊn /

adjective

1. Also Francophonic speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.

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noun

1. a person who speaks French, especially a native speaker.

Francophone British  

/ ˈfræŋkəʊˌfəʊn /

noun

1. a person who speaks French, esp a native speaker

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adjective

1. speaking French as a native language

2. using French as a lingua franca

Etymology

Origin of Francophone

First recorded in 1895–1900; Franco- + -phone

Example Sentences

Béninois are rightly proud of their country's role as the pioneering instigator of the wave of peaceful mass protest and democratisation that swept across francophone Africa in the early 1990s.

From BBC

Popular in Francophone countries, Nothomb’s book includes introspective passages with literary descriptions of the author’s feelings at that young age.

From Los Angeles Times

This reshuffling of the power structure was presented abroad by regime mouthpieces as moving from a strong presidential system to a supposedly more democratic "parliamentary" model – in tune with the traditions of the Commonwealth, which Togo, like Gabon, had joined in 2022, to broaden its international connections and reduce reliance on traditional francophone links with France, the former colonial ruler.

From BBC

The following day, social media users outside Francophone West Africa pounced on the misinformation and pushed it out to an English-speaking audience in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, encouraging other social media users to follow suit.

From BBC

In late 2016, peaceful protests started against what was perceived to be the creeping use of the francophone legal system in the region's courtrooms.

From BBC