francophile

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/ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋ.koʊ̯ˌfaɪ̯l//ˈfɹeɪ̯ŋ.kəˌfaɪ̯l/

noun

One who loves France, the French people, or French culture.

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Meanings

francophile1

nounfrancophile (plural francophiles)

plural francophiles

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Francophile.
adjectivefrancophile (comparative more francophile, superlative most francophile)

comparative more francophile · superlative most francophile

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Francophile.

Francophile2

nounFrancophile (plural Francophiles)

plural Francophiles

  1. One who loves France, the French people, or French culture.

    What respectable Francophile can resist a crêpe?

    2020 October 14, “Retail Therapy: Gadgets and Gizmos”, in France Today, France Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Oct 2020

    Synonyms: ouiaboo

adjectiveFrancophile (comparative more Francophile, superlative most Francophile)

comparative more Francophile · superlative most Francophile

  1. Loving France, the French people, or French culture.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who loves France, the French people, or French culture.

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ouiaboo

More synonyms by meaning

nounan admirer of France and everything French

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Francophil
Broader
supporterprotagonistchampion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Franco- + -phile.

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Translations

Catalan francòfil, francòfila
  • francòfilone who loves France
  • francòfilaone who loves France
  • francòfilloving France, the French people or French culture
Finnish frankofiili, frankofiilinen
  • frankofiilione who loves France
  • frankofiilinenloving France, the French people or French culture
French francophile, francophile
  • francophileone who loves France
  • francophileloving France, the French people or French culture
German frankophil
  • frankophilloving France, the French people or French culture
Italian francofilo, francofila
  • francofiloone who loves France
  • francofilaone who loves France
Persian فرانکوفیل
  • فرانکوفیل (frânkofil)one who loves France
Polish francofiel, francofiel
  • francofielone who loves France
  • francofielloving France, the French people or French culture
Portuguese francófilo, francófila
  • francófiloone who loves France
  • francófilaone who loves France
  • francófiloloving France, the French people or French culture
Russian франкофи́л
  • франкофи́л (frankofíl)one who loves France
Spanish francófilo, francófila
  • francófiloone who loves France
  • francófilaone who loves France
Swedish frankofil, frankofil
  • frankofilone who loves France
  • frankofilloving France, the French people or French culture
Cite this entry
APA

francophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/francophile

MLA

“francophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/francophile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “francophile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/francophile.

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