francophone
adjective
fran·co·phone
ˈfraŋ-kə-ˌfōn 
-kō-
variants
often Francophone
: of, having, or belonging to a population using French as its first or sometimes second language
Francophone
noun
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These investments will attract the best and brightest in the world, including Francophone researchers.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Intend to settle in a Francophone minority community.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The latter gathered Francophone entrepreneurs from the sprawling start-up hub known as Station F. Several initiatives were organized in collaboration with TV5 Monde, the French-speaking streamer.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
For example, in largely francophone West Africa, France was once the dominant foreign power in nine of the region's 16 countries as of 1980 compared with only three today, according to our team’s Formal Bilateral Influence Capacity Index.
—Time, 3 Aug. 2023
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Intend to settle in a Francophone minority community.
—Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The latter gathered Francophone entrepreneurs from the sprawling start-up hub known as Station F. Several initiatives were organized in collaboration with TV5 Monde, the French-speaking streamer.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
For example, in largely francophone West Africa, France was once the dominant foreign power in nine of the region's 16 countries as of 1980 compared with only three today, according to our team’s Formal Bilateral Influence Capacity Index.
—Time, 3 Aug. 2023
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“Francophone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/francophone. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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