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anglophone

An·glo·phone
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ang-gluh-fohn]
    • /ˈæŋ gləˌfoʊn/
    • /ˈæŋ.ɡlə.fəʊn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ang-gluh-fohn]
    • /ˈæŋ gləˌfoʊn/

Definitions of anglophone word

  • adjective anglophone Anglophone communities are English-speaking communities in areas where more than one language is commonly spoken. 3
  • countable noun anglophone Anglophones are people whose native language is English or who speak English because they live in a country where English is one of the official languages. 3
  • noun anglophone a person who speaks English, esp a native speaker 3
  • adjective anglophone speaking English 3
  • adjective anglophone of or having to do with speakers of English 3
  • noun anglophone a person who speaks English 3

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Origin of anglophone

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; Anglo- + -phone

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Anglophone

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

anglophone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

anglophone usage trend in Literature

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