Meaning & use
Francophone
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French-speaking, especially as a native or primary language; also used as a noun for a French-speaking person.
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Quebec is the largest francophone region in North America.
The conference welcomed both anglophone and francophone delegates.
A note on using this word
"Francophone" combines the Latin Franci ("the French") with the Greek phone ("voice" or "sound"), a pattern shared with "anglophone" and "hispanophone."
Words with a similar meaning
French-speaking
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Words with an opposite meaning
anglophone
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