Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A French-speaking person, especially in a region where two or more languages are spoken.
  • adjective French-speaking.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who speaks the French language.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Able to communicate in the French language; -- used especially of those whose native language is French.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective French-speaking.
  • noun A person who speaks French.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Altered and reinterpreted from French Francophonie, with semantic influence from Latin Franco- ("French") + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnē), Franco- + -phone

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Examples

  • "I am going to see if we can create a community that supports in a very special way what we call the Francophone community," he said.

    FOXNews.com 2009

  • "I am going to see if we can create a community that supports in a very special way what we call the Francophone community," he said.

    Forbes.com: News 2009

  • «I am going to see if we can create a community that supports in a very special way what we call the Francophone community, » he said.

    unknown title 2009

  • "I am going to see if we can create a community that supports in a very special way what we call the Francophone community," he said.

    News from www.muscatinejournal.com 2009

  • "I am going to see if we can create a community that supports in a very special way what we call the Francophone community," he said.

    Newsvine - Get Smarter Here 2009

  • "I am going to see if we can create a community that supports in a very special way what we call the Francophone community," he said.

    Times Leader News 2009

  • "I am going to see if we can create a community that supports in a very special way what we call the Francophone community," he said.

    WRAL.com Top Stories 2009

  • "I am going to see if we can create a community that supports in a very special way what we call the Francophone community," he said.

    Blogging Religiously 2009

  • "I am going to see if we can create a community that supports in a very special way what we call the Francophone community," he said.

    unknown title 2009

  • Canadian Jews also have a particular concern about folk anti-semitism in Francophone Quebec.

    Matthew Yglesias » My Long-Awaited Revenge 2009

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