FRANCOPHONE


Meaning of FRANCOPHONE in English

/ ˈfræŋkəfəʊn; NAmE -foʊn/ adjective

[ only before noun ] speaking French as the main language

►  franco·phone noun :

Canadian francophones

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WORD ORIGIN

early 20th cent.: from Franco- French + Greek phōnē voice.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.