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anglophone

anglophone

1 5.8
About people or places where English is the main language
  • adjective
  • /ˈæŋɡləˌfoʊn/
: anglófono
  • Many countries in the world are classified as anglophone because English is their primary language.
  • Anglophone countries
  • Anglophone newspapers
  • Anglophone context

And we had these five Supreme Court justices in their wigs, as you know, because we are Anglophone, you know, so we keep these wigs.

Examples

  • The issue has special dimensions for Quebec, where American capital and unionism also mean Anglophone dominance.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Education has been a flashpoint in the Anglophone crisis.

  • Many of these groups come from churches that, in turn, had Anglophone relations.

    Academic text (2005)

  • I have 88 such lists from Anglophone sources, together covering the period between 1960 and 2010.

    Blog text (10)

  • (For purposes of this analysis, we will leave aside the Anglophone territories within the formal British Empire.)

    Academic text (1995)

  • Communication was hampered by the fact that artists came from both Anglophone and Francophone zones.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The British favored a vibrant and free press in Anglophone West Africa, and the French discouraged this development in their colonies.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The Western Grassfields is a region that corresponds to the Anglophone North West Province of the Republic of Cameroon.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Two early records of stilt masquerades in the Caribbean come from St. Vincent, an anglophone island in the central Windward Islands.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Most portrayals of native English speakers are restricted to the British and/or Americans, neglecting other Anglophone societies.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

Anglo
vsanglophone
45 4.8

Relating to England, the English language or English-speaking culture

focuses on populations where English is the main spoken language
English-speaking
vsanglophone
21 1.9

A person, country, or community that can speak English

focuses on places where English is the main language

How English-speaking

anglophone
1 5.8

Surface Forms

anglophone positive

Morphology

anglophone = Anglo + phone (semi-transparent) = anglo + phone

The parts correspond to 'Anglo-' (English) + '-phone' (speaker), but the combining element '-phone' (Greek-derived 'speaker') may not be obvious to B1 learners.

Etymology

The word anglophone comes from anglo- meaning 'English' and -phone meaning 'voice', like in telephone. So an anglophone country or culture is one that 'speaks English'.