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 year and a half ago, France abruptly stalked out of Guinea, and left it to fend for itself, the first nation to declare its independence from the new French Community.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Guinea's S�kou Tour� once led a powerful opposition of the left within the party, but Tour� opted Guinea out of the French Community and into relative quarantine.

From Time Magazine Archive

Amidst it all, the French West Indies�Martinique, Guadeloupe and their islet dependencies�glide ever closer to full membership in Charles de Gaulle's French Community.

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The Commonwealth feels the same, so does the French Community.

From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Reynolds, Mack