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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Intend to settle in a Francophone minority community.
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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
Start with a traditional Martinique rhum agricole, like the unaged Clément Rhum Blanc or barrel-aged Rhum J.M Vieux Agricole VSOP, and then branch out beyond the francophone Caribbean to Belize (Copalli Rum) and Grenada (Renegade Rum).
—Susannah Skiver Barton, Bon Appétit, 16 Sep. 2022
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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
Start with a traditional Martinique rhum agricole, like the unaged Clément Rhum Blanc or barrel-aged Rhum J.M Vieux Agricole VSOP, and then branch out beyond the francophone Caribbean to Belize (Copalli Rum) and Grenada (Renegade Rum).
—Susannah Skiver Barton, Bon Appétit, 16 Sep. 2022
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“Francophone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/francophone. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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