Francophone
[ frang-kuh-fohn ]
/ ˈfræŋ kəˌfoʊn /
adjective
Also Fran·co·phon·ic
[frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/.
speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
noun
a person who speaks French, especially a native speaker.
Example sentences from the Web for francophone
She covers politics, culture, the environment and human rights in Francophone and Anglophone West Africa for the Voice of America.
ReferQuest isn't technically a matchmaking site, unless you're trying to match a Francophone nanny to your five-year-old.
British Dictionary definitions for francophone
Francophone
/ (ˈfræŋkəʊˌfəʊn) often not capital /
noun
a person who speaks French, esp a native speaker
adjective
speaking French as a native language
using French as a lingua franca
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