Francophonie
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The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person.
In a narrower sense, the notion of 'francophone' reaches beyond the dictionary definition of "French language speaker". The term specifically refers to people whose cultural background is primarily associated with French language, regardless of ethnic and geographical differences. The francophone culture beyond Europe is the legacy of the French colonial empire and that of Belgium (Congo, Burundi and Rwanda).
Mainly or partially francophone countries include France, Belgium (Wallonia is almost entirely francophone, and there is a large French-speaking community in the Brussels-Capital Region and a few bordering municipalities), Canada (the province of Quebec is mostly francophone, and there are large French-speaking communities in Ontario, New Brunswick and other Canadian provinces), Switzerland, Haiti, Lebanon and the French West Indies, several countries in Africa that are former French or Belgian colonies, and Tahiti in the South Pacific. These countries are members of the Francophonie organization.
See also
- Agence de coopération culturelle et technique
- Minister responsible for La Francophonie (Canada)
- Jeux de la Francophonie
- International Francophonie Day (Journée internationale de la Francophonie)
- Conseil international de la langue française
- French immersion
- Alliance française
- Espace Francophone pour la Recherche, le Développement et l'Innovation
- Journée internationale de la Francophonie (March 20)
- Francophone
- French colonial empire
- Geographical distribution of French speakers
- French in Africa
- French in India
- French in the United States
- Franco-Canadian relations
- French America
- Vietnamese French
- Lao French
- Cambodian French
- List of countries where French is an official language
- List of international organisations which have French as an official language
- List of French possessions and colonies
- Three Linguistic Spaces