Francophone
Appearance
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/
Audio (US): (file)
Adjective
[edit]Francophone (not comparable)
Translations
[edit]French-speaking
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]- Katherine Barber, editor (1998), “Francophone”, in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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- English terms derived from French
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