What does francophone in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word francophone in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use francophone in French.

The word francophone in French means French speaking, French speaking, French speaker, French-speaking Switzerland, Swiss-French, French-speaking Swiss person. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word francophone

French speaking

adjectif (qui parle le français)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les Indiens ne sont pas des francophones.
Indians are not Francophones.

French speaking

adjectif (où le français est parlé) (country, area)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La Belgique est un pays francophone.
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French speaker

nom masculin et féminin (personne parlant le français)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Monégasques sont des francophones.
The people of Monaco are French speakers.

French-speaking Switzerland

nom féminin (partie de la Suisse de langue française)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Swiss-French

locution adjectivale (relatif à la Suisse francophone)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

French-speaking Swiss person

(Suisse de langue française)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.