Anglophone en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈæŋɡləˌfoʊn/ (General-American)
- /ˈæŋɡləˌfəʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- ăn'glə-fōn (General-American)
- /ˈeɪŋɡləˌfoʊn/ (Canada)
- ăn'glə-fōn (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Anglo- + -phone.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) English-speaking.
the Anglophone media
Ireland is an unusual anglophone location in that it is an island of some size with a population large enough for internal dialectal variation. It can be compared in this respect with Newfoundland and possibly with Jamaica and New Zealand (two islands, of course). Other anglophone locations are either much larger (United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia) or so small that an internal differentiation of varieties is not recognisable, cf. the many anglophone islands of the Caribbean as well as such islands as Malta or Tristan da Cunha.
2012, Raymond Hickey, Areal Features of the Anglophone World, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 79:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anglophone | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (45)
cmn 操英語的 /操英语的 (English-speaking) · es anglófono (English-speaking) · de anglophon (English-speaking) · be англамо́ўны (English-speaking) · da engelsksproget (English-speaking) · nb engelskspråklig (English-speaking) · hu angolul beszélő (English-speaking) · gl anglofalante (English-speaking) · sv engelsktalande (English-speaking) · da engelsktalende (English-speaking) · uk англомо́вний (English-speaking) · bg англофо́нски (English-speaking) · pl angielskojęzyczny (English-speaking) · de englischsprachig (English-speaking) · be ангельскамо́ўны (English-speaking) · sv engelskspråkig (English-speaking) · hu angol nyelvű (English-speaking) · ro anglofon (English-speaking) · nl Engelstalig (English-speaking) · pl anglojęzyczny (English-speaking) · nb engelsktalende (English-speaking) · sk anglojazyčný (English-speaking) · nn engelskspråkleg (English-speaking) · lt anglakal̃bis (English-speaking) · ca anglòfon (English-speaking) · cs anglojazyčný (English-speaking) · es anglohablante (English-speaking) · ru англоязы́чный (English-speaking) · pt anglófono (English-speaking) · hy անգլիախոս (English-speaking) · bg а́нглогово́рещ (English-speaking) · nl Engelssprekende (English-speaking) · ru англоговоря́щий (English-speaking) · eo anglaparola (English-speaking) · fi englanninkielinen (English-speaking) · cy Saesneg (English-speaking) · fa انگلیسیزبان (English-speaking) · pt anglofalante (English-speaking) · hu angol ajkú (English-speaking) · es angloparlante (English-speaking) · ka ინგლისურენოვანი (English-speaking) · fr anglophone (English-speaking) · nn engelsktalande (English-speaking) · it anglofono (English-speaking) · cs anglofonní (English-speaking)