adj
Meaning 1
Loving France, the French people, or French culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Francophile
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
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/ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋ.koʊ̯ˌfaɪ̯l/
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/ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋ.kəˌfaɪ̯l/
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adj
Meaning 2
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
One who loves France, the French people, or French culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
an admirer of France and everything French
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Francophil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend
History
Etymology
From Franco- + -phile.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: francòfil — loving France, the French people or French culture
- Finnish: frankofiilinen — loving France, the French people or French culture
- French: francophile — loving France, the French people or French culture
- Georgian: ფრანკოფილი (pranḳopili) — loving France, the French people or French culture
- German: frankophil — loving France, the French people or French culture
- Polish: francofiel — loving France, the French people or French culture
- Portuguese: francófilo — loving France, the French people or French culture
- Swedish: frankofil — loving France, the French people or French culture
- Catalan: francòfil — one who loves France
- Catalan: francòfila — one who loves France
- Finnish: frankofiili — one who loves France
- French: francophile — one who loves France
- Georgian: ფრანკოფილი (pranḳopili) — one who loves France
- Italian: francofilo — one who loves France
- Italian: francofila — one who loves France
- Persian: فرانکوفیل (frânkofil) — one who loves France
- Polish: francofiel — one who loves France
- Portuguese: francófilo — one who loves France
- Portuguese: francófila — one who loves France
- Russian: франкофи́л (frankofíl) — one who loves France
- Spanish: francófilo — one who loves France
- Spanish: francófila — one who loves France
- Swedish: frankofil — one who loves France