Francophone

[ frang-kuh-fohn ]

adjective
  1. Also Fran·co·phon·ic [frang-kuh-fon-ik]. /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/. speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.

noun
  1. a person who speaks French, especially a native speaker.

Origin of Francophone

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; Franco- + -phone

Words Nearby Francophone

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British Dictionary definitions for Francophone

Francophone

/ (ˈfræŋkəʊˌfəʊn) often not capital /


noun
  1. a person who speaks French, esp a native speaker

adjective
  1. speaking French as a native language

  2. using French as a lingua franca

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