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  • noun Plural form of Francophone.

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Examples

  • To all French teachers, students -- and Francophones -- who may be reading: please help answer any forthcoming questions in the comments box.

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • I did have a plan B ... on realizing that all the Francophones in our household were occupied (with sleep, or with farming): to call Jean-Marc in from the vines, where he was busy with tractor work.

    degouliner - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • To all French teachers, students -- and Francophones -- who may be reading: please help answer any forthcoming questions in the comments box.

    l'accent tonique - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • Someday, perhaps she can address a challenging subject for us non-Francophones, namely, la liaison.

    amusette - French Word-A-Day 2010

  • To all French teachers, students -- and Francophones -- who may be reading: please help answer any forthcoming questions in the comments box.

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • Genuine Francophones shouldn't be too offended, since Lucont is as much about holding a mirror up to the British as it is about taking the piss out of our friends across the Channel.

    This week's new comedy 2011

  • Representation of Francophones and Anglophones in the CF has changed little during the past 10 years, however, the proportion of French-speaking members at senior rank levels has nearly doubled in the same period.

    Matthew Yglesias » My Long-Awaited Revenge 2009

  • Of course, being in a bilingual environment, one comes across many understandable errors in the use of words or phrases by people whose first language is French (Francophones get the same from Anglophones speaking French).

    Colour them turtles faster, Boy…. « Mudpuddle 2010

  • Fritz Hahn: Looking at the beer lineup, I'd say Flying Dog Dogtoberfest, Heavy Seas Marzen, Erdinger Oktoberfest, Wurzburger Oktoberfest, Evolution Jacques au Lantern (which the list has as 'Jack O Lantern' for all you non-Francophones who can't figure it out) and Schlenkerla Marzen.

    Going Out Guide: Oktoberfest at National Harbor, Virgin Mobile FreeFest and more Post 2010

  • You continue to give us struggling Francophones beaucoups good help along the way.

    amusette - French Word-A-Day 2010

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