Francophobia

English

Alternative forms

  • francophobia

Etymology

From Franco- + -phobia

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹæŋ.kəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
  • Rhymes: -əʊbiə
  • (file)

Noun

Francophobia (uncountable)

  1. The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
  2. 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 educationhttps://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-francophobia-is-donning-new-populist-clothes-in-canada

Synonyms

  • Gallophobia, gallophobia

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