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Francophone
Fran·co·phone
/
ˈfræŋ
kəˌfoʊn
/
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[
frang
-k
uh
-fohn
]
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adjective
1.
Also,
Fran·co·phon·ic
/
ˌfræŋ
kəˈfɒn
ɪk
/
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[
frang-k
uh
-
fon
-ik
]
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.
speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
noun
2.
a person who speaks French, especially a native speaker.
Origin:
1895–1900;
Franco-
+
-phone
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Francophone
(ˈfræŋkəʊˌfəʊn)
—
n
1.
a person who speaks French, esp a native speaker
—
adj
2.
speaking French as a native language
3.
using French as a lingua franca
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Francophone
1900, from
Franco-
+
-phone
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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