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Definition of francophone adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

francophone

adjective
 
/ˈfræŋkəfəʊn/
 
/ˈfræŋkəfəʊn/
[only before noun]
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  1. speaking French as the main language
    • the francophone countries of West Africa
    • a francophone TV channel
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFrancophone is used with these nouns:
    • country
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    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Franco- ‘French’ + Greek phōnē ‘voice’.
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