Francophobia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈfɹæŋ.kəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ (US)
Etymology
From Franco- + -phobia.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
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(uncountable) The hatred or fear of the presence of the French language and its native speakers.
Today, francophobia has donned new clothes: those of populism. Under the simplistic discourse of budgetary rigour, deficit reduction, and common sense, the new populist apostles see bilingualism not as an advantage but as a frill … In times like these, one may only remember the cri du coeur launched in 1913 by Franco-Ontarians against those who sought to strip their children’s access to French-language education — https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-francophobia-is-donning-new-populist-clothes-in-canada
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| francophobia | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
gallophilia · Gallophilia · francophilia · Francophilia
Relateds
Francophobe · Francophobiac · francophobiac · francophobic · France · francophobe · Francophobic
Synonyms
Translations (12)
pl frankofobia (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture) · fr francophobie (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture) · de Gallophobie (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture) · vo Fransänihet (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture) · de Franzosenhaß (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture) · el γαλλοφοβία (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture) · de Frankophobie (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture) · de Franzosenfeindlichkeit (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture) · pt francofobia (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture) · de Franzosenhass (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture) · ru франкофо́бия (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture) · et frankofoobia (hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture)