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Francophone
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Fran·co·phone or fran·co·phone  (frngk-fn)
n.
A French-speaking person, especially in a region where two or more languages are spoken.
adj.
French-speaking.
Franco·phonic (-fnk) adj.
Francophone [ˈfræŋkəʊˌfəʊn] (often not capital)
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a person who speaks French, esp a native speaker
adj
1. (Linguistics / Languages) speaking French as a native language
2. using French as a lingua franca Compare Anglophone
Translations
Francophone [ˈfræŋkəʊfəʊn] n → francophone mf


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