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Franco-Ontarian en · ADJ

Etymology

From Franco- + Ontarian, compare French Franco-Ontarien.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to Franco-Ontarians.
   • This can be tedious, especially the minutiae of French laws and policies in Canada. When the discussion zooms in on a hot debate on raising the Franco-Ontarian flag in Sudbury, Ontario, it is hard not to feel that the topic of French in Canada has perhaps been exhausted. 2006 November 29, William Grimes, “The French Have a (Precise and Elegant) Word for It”, in The New York Times:

Translations (3)

fr franco-ontarienne (of or pertaining to Franco-Ontarians) · pl związany z francuskojęzycznymi mieszkańcami Ontario (of or pertaining to Franco-Ontarians) · fr franco-ontarien (of or pertaining to Franco-Ontarians)

Franco-Ontarian en · NOUN

Etymology

From Franco- + Ontarian, compare French Franco-Ontarien.

Meanings

1. A Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario.
   • The mention of Regulation 17 continues to evoke chills in our community: Enacted from 1912 to 1927, Regulation 17 aimed to eradicate French-language education in Ontario schools. The objective was ultimately to assimilate Franco-Ontarians into the English-speaking majority. 2018 November 30, Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé, “How a family recipe taught me what’s at stake when Franco-Ontarians lose their roots”, in The Globe and Mail:

Forms

Translations (4)

fr Franco-Ontarienne (Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario) · pl francuskojęzyczny mieszkaniec Ontario (Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario) · pl francuskojęzyczna mieszkanka Ontario (Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario) · fr Franco-Ontarien (Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario)