Anglophone

[ang-gluh-fohn] Origin

An·glo·phone

[ang-gluh-fohn] (sometimes lowercase)
noun
1.
an English-speaking person, especially a native speaker of English.
adjective
2.
of or pertaining to speakers of English.

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Anglophone is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1965–70; Anglo- + -phone
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Anglophone (ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn)
 
n
1.  a person who speaks English, esp a native speaker
 
adj
2.  speaking English

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Anglophone
"English-speaking," 1900, from Anglo- (see Anglo-Saxon) + -phone.
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