Francophone
See also: francophone
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Altered and reinterpreted from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French Francophonie, with semantic influence from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Franco- (“French”) + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ), Lua error in Module:affix/templates at line 38: The |lang= parameter is not used by this template. Place the language code in parameter 1 instead.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 348: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. (deprecated use of
|lang=
parameter) IPA(key): /ˈfɹæŋkɒfəʊn/
Adjective
Francophone (not comparable)
Translations
French-speaking
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Noun
Francophone (plural Francophones)
- (chiefly Canada) A person who speaks French, especially as their mother tongue.
Translations
A speaker of French
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Related terms
See also
References
- “Francophone” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.