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francophone

UK/ˈfɹæŋkɒfəʊn//ˈfɹæŋkəˌfoʊ̯n/

francophone is the alternative letter-case form of Francophone.

Adjective capitalized: Francophone

Francophone (not comparable)

  1. French-speaking.

Noun capitalized: Francophone

Francophone (plural Francophones)

  1. A person who speaks French, especially as their mother tongue.

Forms of francophone

Noun
pluralfrancophones
pluralFrancophones
Adjective
alternative formfrancophone

Origin of francophone

Altered and reinterpreted from French Francophonie, with semantic influence from Latin Franco- (“French”) + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ), Franco- + -phone.

Questions about francophone

What does francophone mean?
Francophone means french-speaking.
What is francophone the alternative letter-case form of?
Francophone is the alternative letter-case form of Francophone.
What part of speech is francophone?
Francophone can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce francophone?
Francophone is pronounced /ˈfɹæŋkɒfəʊn/ (UK).

Words near francophone in the dictionary

  1. Francophils
  2. Francophobe
  3. Francophobes
  4. Francophobia
  5. Francophobic
  6. francophone
  7. francophones
  8. Francophonic
  9. francophonie
  10. Francophony
  11. Francoprovençal

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Adapted from Wiktionary: francophone (page history and authors); Francophone (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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