Francophile

/ˈfræn.kə.faɪl/ noun

Definition

A person who loves, admires, or greatly enjoys French culture, language, food, fashion, or ideas.

Etymology

From Franco- (relating to France) combined with the Greek -phile (lover of). The term emerged in English in the 19th century to describe passionate enthusiasts of French culture.

Kelly Says

Francophiles created the entire concept of the 'sophisticated life'—their enthusiasm for French wine, art, and cuisine became the global standard for refined taste, which is why 'French' still means 'fancy' to most people.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Frankreich ምክር
fran-shohch mi-ker
ARالعربية
محبّ فرنسا
muhibbu faransa
BNবাংলা
ফ্রান্সপ্রেমী
frāns-pre-mē
CACatalà
francòfil
fran-koh-fil
CSČeština
francouf
fran-kuf
DADansk
francofil
frank-o-fil
DEDeutsch
Francophile
fran-koh-fiːl
ELΕλληνικά
φιλόφρονος
fi-lo-fron
ESEspañol
francófilo
fran-koh-fee-loh
FAفارسی
عاشق فرانسه
e-shagh france
FISuomi
ranskalaisen rakastaja
rans-ka-lai-sen ra-kas-ta-ja
FRFrançais
francophobe
fʁɑ̃ko.fɔb
GUGU
ફ્રાંસપ્રેમી
fraans-pre-mee
HAHA
Mai France
mai france
HEעברית
אוהב צרפת
ohev tzarfat
HIहिन्दी
फ्रांसीसी प्रेमी
frānsīcī premī
HUMagyar
francófil
fran-koh-fil
IDBahasa Indonesia
penggemar Prancis
penggemar prancis
IGIG
Ndi France
ndi france
ITItaliano
francofilo
fran-koh-fee-loh
JA日本語
フランス愛好家
furansu aiko-ka
KKKK
Франция сепші
fran-siya sep-shi
KMKM
អ្នកចេះភាសាភាគ
aek cheh phea-sa phea-k
KO한국어
프랑스 애호가
peulansu aeho-ga
MRMR
फ्रान्स आवडणारा
fraans aavad-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
pencinta Perancis
pen-cinta pe-ran-cis
MYမြန်မာ
ပြင်သစ် လူငယ်
pyin-shet loo-ngai
NLNederlands
Francoop
fran-koo-p
NONorsk
francofil
frank-o-fil
PAPA
ਫਰਾਂਸਪ੍ਰੇਮੀ
fraan-s-pre-mee
PLPolski
frankoofil
frank-oo-fil
PTPortuguês
francofilo
fran-koh-fi-loh
RORomână
francofil
frank-o-fil
RUРусский
франкофил
fran-koh-fil
SVSvenska
francofil
frank-o-fil
SWKiswahili
mupenzi wa Ufaransa
mu-pen-zi wa u-fa-ran-sa
TAதமிழ்
பிரான்சேயர்
praan-sayar
TEతెలుగు
ఫ్రాన్స్ ప్రేమికుడు
fraan-su pre-mi-ku-du
THไทย
คนรักฝรั่งเศส
kon rak france
TLTL
taong mahilig sa Pransya
ta-ong ma-hi-lig sa pran-sya
TRTürkçe
Fransızsever
fran-sız-se-ver
UKУкраїнська
франкофіл
frank-o-fil
URاردو
فرانسیسی محب
fran-si-si muhib
VITiếng Việt
người yêu thích Pháp
người yêu thích Pháp
YOYO
Olorun France
o-lorun france
ZH中文
法国爱好者
fǎguó àihàozhě
ZUZU
umuntu othemba eFrance
u-muntu o-themba e-france

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