French Community

American  

noun

1. a cultural and economic association of France, its overseas departments and territories, and former French territories that chose to maintain association after becoming independent republics: formed 1958.

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French Community British  

noun

1. an international association consisting of France and a number of former French colonies: founded in 1958 as a successor to the French Union

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Example Sentences

A number of African nations, notably those of the French Community, are beginning to sidle up to Nigeria in visible relief at the emergence of a counterweight to the firebrands of Ghana and Guinea.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then Quebec and France must organize for the "solidarity of the French Community on both sides of the Atlantic."

From Time Magazine Archive

De Gaulle's proposed French Community proved unworkable, and he had the grace to accept its demise.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sixteen months ago, Charles de Gaulle swept grandly through France's black Africa empire�the biggest European holdings on the continent�offering self-government and membership in a new French Community.

From Time Magazine Archive

The French Community long dominated a far greater portion of Africa than the British flag flew over.

From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack