francophone

adjective

fran·​co·​phone ˈfraŋ-kə-ˌfōn How to pronounce francophone (audio)
-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. — Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025 Aime is one of the biggest Francophone digital creators out there, with more than one million Instagram followers alone. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 May 2026 Preserving Quebec’s francophone identity is still nonnegotiable. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 30 May 2024 The protests in Chad will add to further concerns by Western policymakers that more Francophone African countries will be taken over by military leaders that prefer to work with Russia rather than the West. — Tom Collins, Quartz, 6 June 2022 See All Example Sentences for francophone

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of francophone was in 1962

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“Francophone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/francophone. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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