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francophonie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
fran-co-phonie
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

French speakers, collectively; the French-speaking world.

name

The International Organization of the Francophonie, an organization of countries having French as an official, first, or important language (in Canada, often the Francophonie or la Francophonie).

name

French speakers in Canada, collectively (often francophonie).

Canadian usage

name

Alternative form of Francophonie.

Etymology

1968, from French francophonie (“French speakers, collectively”), from francophone (“French speaker”) + -ie.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Francophony (alternative)

Questions

What does francophonie mean?
French speakers, collectively; the French-speaking world.
Where does francophonie come from?
1968, from French francophonie (“French speakers, collectively”), from francophone (“French speaker”) + -ie.

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