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Franco-Ontarian
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Etymology
From en Franco- Ontarian, compare fr Franco-Ontarien.
Noun
Franco-Ontarian
A Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario.
en 2018-11-30 Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé How a family recipe taught me what’s at stake when Franco-Ontarians lose their roots w:The Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-how-a-family-recipe-taught-me-whats-at-stake-when-franco-ontarians/ 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20240625083248/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-how-a-family-recipe-taught-me-whats-at-stake-when-franco-ontarians/ 25 June 2024
Translations
Francophone Canadian who resides in the province of Ontario
French: fr Franco-Ontarien m, fr Franco-Ontarienne f
Polish: pl francuskojęzyczny mieszkaniec Ontario m, pl francuskojęzyczna mieszkanka Ontario f
Adjective
- Franco-Ontarian
Of or pertaining to Franco-Ontarians.
en 2006-11-29 William Grimes (journalist) William Grimes The French Have a (Precise and Elegant) Word for It w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/29/books/the-french-have-a-precise-and-elegant-word-for-it.html 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20221128141247/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/29/books/the-french-have-a-precise-and-elegant-word-for-it.html 28 November 2022
Translations
of or pertaining to Franco-Ontarians
French: fr franco-ontarien m, fr franco-ontarienne f
Polish: pl związany z francuskojęzycznymi mieszkańcami Ontario
en Ethnonyms Ontario, Canada