Francophone
[frang-kuh-fohn]
- Also Fran·co·phon·ic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/. speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
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- a person who speaks French, especially a native speaker.
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Origin of Francophone
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Contemporary Examples of francophone
She covers politics, culture, the environment and human rights in Francophone and Anglophone West Africa for the Voice of America.
ReferQuest isn't technically a matchmaking site, unless you're trying to match a Francophone nanny to your five-year-old.
Francophone
- a person who speaks French, esp a native speaker
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- speaking French as a native language
- using French as a lingua franca
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Francophone
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