Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who admires France, its people, or its culture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Very friendly to France or the French.
- noun One who is very friendly to France or the French.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun An admirer of France and everything French.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who loves
France , theFrench people, orFrench culture . - adjective
Loving France , theFrench people, orFrench culture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an admirer of France and everything French
- noun an admirer of France and everything French
Etymologies
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Examples
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France, by many accounts, had given secret countenance to the return of the Hapsburg, Karl being known as Francophile in policy.
Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 Stephen Graham 1929
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I didn't mean to hijack this comment section and turn it into a film discussion but I was not sure where else I should post something of general "Francophile" interest.
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I love learning languages, but hate the preening of, particularly, academics, who have acquired French skills US 'Francophile' academics are even worse, generally.
French is too important to be left to middle-class Francophiles | Andrew Hussey 2011
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I didn't mean to hijack this comment section and turn it into a film discussion but I was not sure where else I should post something of general "Francophile" interest.
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The rack outside La Boîte à Joujoux in the Passage Jouffroy offers personalized note cards with names fiercely Francophile: Thibault and Sandrine, Yannick and Séverine.
Paris Under Glass 2010
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While I swoon for anything in tartan, I'm more of a Francophile; I may adore Philip Treacy's whimsical toppers, but my hat collection brims with colorful berets.
Tess Ghilaga: The French Revolution Tess Ghilaga 2011
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Dening Wu Lohez The couple met while graduate students at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. She is a lifelong Francophile and an immigrant from Shanghai and he was an exchange student from Paris.
Building Bridge Between U.S., France Melanie Grayce West 2011
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The rest of us might have carried on in our customary state of consumer-drone bliss, unaware of the possible benefits of French hegemony, were it not for a new advert by none other than renowned ponce and Francophile Wes Anderson.
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Midnight in Paris literally glows with one after another of Paris' grand monuments in a dreamy montage that would make any Francophile giddy.
Beth Arnold: Letter From Paris: The Other Side of Midnight in Paris Beth Arnold 2011
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Midnight in Paris literally glows with one after another of Paris' grand monuments in a dreamy montage that would make any Francophile giddy.
Beth Arnold: Letter From Paris: The Other Side of Midnight in Paris Beth Arnold 2011
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