Francophone

[ frang-kuh-fohn ]

/ ˈfræŋ kəˌfoʊn /

adjective

Also Fran·co·phon·ic

[frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/. speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.

noun

a person who speaks French, especially a native speaker.

Origin of Francophone

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

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Examples from the Web for francophone

She covers politics, culture, the environment and human rights in Francophone and Anglophone West Africa for the Voice of America.
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British Dictionary definitions for francophone

Francophone

/ (ˈfræŋkəʊˌfəʊn) often not capital /

noun

a person who speaks French, esp a native speaker

adjective

speaking French as a native language

using French as a lingua franca

Compare Anglophone

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