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Franco-Ontarian

Franco-Ontarian noun: a Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario.

franco-ontarian: a Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario
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Noun

Franco-Ontarian (plural Franco-Ontarians)

  1. A Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario.
    • The mention of Regulation 17 continues to evoke chills in our community: Enacted from 1912 to 1927, Regulation 17 aimed to eradicate French-language education in Ontario schools. The objective was ultimately to assimilate Franco-Ontarians into the English-speaking majority.2018 November 30, Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé, “How a family recipe taught me what’s at stake when Franco-Ontarians lose their roots”, in The Globe and Mail

Adjective

Franco-Ontarian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Franco-Ontarians.
    • This can be tedious, especially the minutiae of French laws and policies in Canada. When the discussion zooms in on a hot debate on raising the Franco-Ontarian flag in Sudbury, Ontario, it is hard not to feel that the topic of French in Canada has perhaps been exhausted.2006 November 29, William Grimes, “The French Have a (Precise and Elegant) Word for It”, in The New York Times

Forms of Franco-Ontarian

pluralFranco-Ontarians

Origin of Franco-Ontarian

From Franco- + Ontarian, compare French Franco-Ontarien.

Questions about Franco-Ontarian

What does Franco-Ontarian mean?
Franco-Ontarian means a Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario.
What part of speech is Franco-Ontarian?
Franco-Ontarian can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of Franco-Ontarian?
The plural of Franco-Ontarian is Franco-Ontarians.

Words near Franco-Ontarian in the dictionary

  1. franco-centric
  2. Franco-Levantine
  3. Franco-Levantines
  4. Franco-Manitoban
  5. Franco-Manitobans
  6. Franco-Ontarian
  7. Franco-Ontarians
  8. Franco-Provençal
  9. Franco-Prussian
  10. Franco-Saskatchewanian
  11. Franco-Saskatchewanians

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