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Francophone - 2 dictionary results

Fran⋅co⋅phone

  [frang-kuh-fohn]
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–adjective
1. Also, Fran⋅co⋅phon⋅ic  [frang-kuh-fon-ik] . speaking French, esp. as a member of a French-speaking population.
–noun
2. a person who speaks French, esp. a native speaker.
Origin:
1895–1900; Franco- + -phone
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Fran·co·phone or fran·co·phone   (frāng'kə-fōn')   
n.  A French-speaking person, especially in a region where two or more languages are spoken.
adj.  French-speaking.
Fran'co·phon'ic (-fŏn'ĭk) adj.
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