Francophone
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See also: francophone
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Altered and reinterpreted from French Francophonie, with semantic influence from Latin Franco- (“French”) + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ), Franco- + -phone.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɹæŋkɒfəʊn/
Adjective[edit]
Francophone (not comparable)
Translations[edit]
French-speaking
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Noun[edit]
Francophone (plural Francophones)
- A person who speaks French, especially as their mother tongue.
Translations[edit]
speaker of French
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Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- Francophone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References[edit]
- “Francophone” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
Categories:
- English terms derived from French
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English terms prefixed with Franco-
- English terms suffixed with -phone
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:France