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Francophobia
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English
Alternative forms
en francophobia
Etymology
From en Franco phobia.
Pronunciation
en /ˈfɹæŋ.kəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ US
en əʊbiə 5
en Francophobia US.ogg US
Noun
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The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
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
Synonyms
en Gallophobia, en gallophobia
Antonyms
en Francophilia, en francophilia
en Gallophilia, en gallophilia
Related terms
en France
en Francophobe, en francophobe
en Francophobiac, en francophobiac
en Francophobic, en francophobic
Translations
hatred or fear of France, the French or French culture
Estonian: et frankofoobia
French: fr francophobie f
German: de Frankophobie f, de Franzosenhass m, old spelling de Franzosenhaß m, de Franzosenfeindlichkeit f, de Gallophobie f
Greek: el γαλλοφοβία f
Polish: pl frankofobia f
Portuguese: pt francofobia f
Russian: ru франкофо́бия f
Volapük: vo Fransänihet
en Phobias