adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
Received-Pronunciation:ăn'glə-fōn
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn/
General-American:ăn'glə-fōn
General-American:/ˈæŋɡləˌfoʊn/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada:/ˈeɪŋɡləˌfoʊn/
CMU ARPABET:AE1 N G L AH0 F OW2 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
English-speaking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
the Anglophone media
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
One who speaks English, generally natively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Anglo- + -phone.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.