Francophile
pronunciation
How to pronounce Francophile in British English:
UK [ˈfræŋkəˌfaɪl]
How to pronounce Francophile in American English:
US [ˈfræŋkəˌfaɪl]
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- Noun:
- an admirer of France and everything French
Word Origin
- Francophile (adj.)
- "characterized by excessive fondness of France and the French," 1875, from Franco- + -phile. "A newspaper word" [OED]. Its opposite, Francophobe, is recorded from 1890 (implied in Francophobic; Francophobia is from 1862).
Example
- 1. I 'm not a big francophile .
- 2. For the first three years , king sihanouk , a true francophile , met all their expectations .
- 3. As a francophile myself , and someone who recently lived in paris , I decided to go and double check .
- 4. Matt bowness the senior winemaker at sittlella winery in the swan valley is very much a francophile .