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Germanophone en · ADJ

Etymology

From Germano- + -phone.

Meanings

  1. German-speaking.
    • The Allies conquered Germany's overseas dependencies, and thereby helped to prevent the emergence of a Germanophone Africa, tied by language, commerce and administrative tradition to Central Europe. 1975, Lewis H. Gann, “Economic development in Germany's African empire, 1884–1914”, in Peter Duignan, Lewis H. Gann, editors, Colonialism in Africa 1870–1960, Volume Four: The Economics of Colonialism, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 252:
    • Indeed he could do it well enough for him to act as liaison interpreter between his Francophone grandparents and the Germanophone family cook, asking the latter to fetch milk, light the lamp, etc., for the former. 1978 October 1, Language Interpretation and Communication, volume 1977, Plenum Press, →ISBN, →OL, page 164:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most Germanophone Degree=Sup lexicographic
germanophone alternative lexicographic
more Germanophone Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

Teutophone · Teutonophone

Translations (30)

sv tysktalande (German-speaking) · hu német ajkú (German-speaking) · pl niemieckojęzyczny (German-speaking) · bg не́мскогово́рещ (German-speaking) · ru немецкоговоря́щий (German-speaking) · fr germanophone (German-speaking) · de deutschsprachig (German-speaking) · sv tyskspråkig (German-speaking) · it tedescofono (German-speaking) · be нямецкамо́ўны (German-speaking) · lt vokietakalbis (German-speaking) · ca germanoparlant (German-speaking) · hu németül beszélő (German-speaking) · ru немецкоязы́чный (German-speaking) · nb tysktalende (German-speaking) · ka გერმანულენოვანი (German-speaking) · az almandilli (German-speaking) · da tysksproget (German-speaking) · nb tyskspråklig (German-speaking) · pt germanófono (German-speaking) · fi saksankielinen (German-speaking) · bn জার্মানভাষী (German-speaking) · uk німецькомо́вний (German-speaking) · eo germanparola (German-speaking) · cs německojazyčný (German-speaking) · nl Duitstalig (German-speaking) · ca alemanoparlant (German-speaking) · hu német nyelvű (German-speaking) · sk nemeckojazyčný (German-speaking) · ro germanofon (German-speaking)

Germanophone en · NOUN

Etymology

From Germano- + -phone.

Meanings

  1. A speaker of the German language.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Germanophones Number=Plur lexicographic
germanophone alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

Teutonophone · Teutophone

Translations (14)

bn জার্মানভাষী (German speaker) · fr germanophone (German speaker) · sv tysktalande (German speaker) · eo germanlingvano (German speaker) · pt germanófono (German speaker) · ru немецкоязычный (German speaker) · eo germanparolanto (German speaker) · de Deutschsprachige (German speaker) · ca germanoparlant (German speaker) · nl Duitstalige (German speaker) · ru немецкоговорящий (German speaker) · ca alemanoparlant (German speaker) · sv tyskspråkig (German speaker) · de Deutschsprachiger (German speaker)