No. 2,703 in French
anglophone
A person or community that speaks English as their primary language.
In a sentence
Nous avons beaucoup d'étudiants anglophones dans notre école.
We have many English-speaking students in our school.
In this sentence, 'anglophone' is used as an adjective to describe students who are English speakers.
Les anglophones trouvent parfois difficile d'apprendre le français.
English speakers sometimes find it difficult to learn French.
Here, 'anglophones' is used as a noun referring to people whose primary language is English.
Il y a des sociétés dans cette région où la culture anglophone est très présente.
There are communities in this region where the English-speaking culture is very prominent.
This usage of 'anglophone' describes an aspect related to the English-speaking culture or influence rather than individuals explicitly.
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