Crossword clues for francophile
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Francophil \Francophil\, Francophile \Francophile\prop. n. An admirer of France and everything French.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"characterized by excessive fondness of France and the French," 1875, from Franco- + -phile. "A newspaper word" [OED]. Its opposite, Francophobe, is recorded from 1890 (implied in Francophobic; Francophobia is from 1862).
Wiktionary
a. (alternative case form of Francophile English) n. (alternative case form of Francophile English)
Wikipedia
A Francophile (Gallophile) is a person who has a strong towards the French language, French history, French culture or French people. That affinity may include France itself or its history, the French language, French cuisine, literature, etc. The term "Francophile" can be contrasted with Francophobe (or Gallophobe), someone who dislikes all that is French.
Francophilia often arises in former French colonies, where the elite spoke French and adopted many French habits. In other European countries such as Romania and Russia, French culture has also long been popular among the upper class.
Historically, Francophilia has been associated with supporters of the philosophy of Enlightenment during and after the French Revolution, where democratic uprisings challenged the autocratic regimes of Europe.
Usage examples of "francophile".
Always a francophile, Duff Cooper became Ambassador to France at the end of the war and was created Viscount Norwich.
In our early Francophile moments we saw this as charming French fantasy In fact, it was pure cinema verite.
He suspected Katharine of being Imperialist, as she suspected him of being Francophile and he resented the fact that now, on the very eve of the meeting between Henry and Francis, from which he hoped so much, he was being kept in ignorance of what was being said behind the closed doors.
Paul has just won the annual essay contest of the Princeton Francophile Society.
Since the House of Orange was traditionally pro-British, the more acute its embarrassment, the better the chances of establishing a Francophile Patriot regime in its stead.
Her parents were Francophiles, and as a child she had been taken by them to many of the renowned coastal resorts for annual holidays and shorter stays.
Galactic Milieu who had come, together with Francophiles and medievalists from scores of other worlds, to savor the glories of ancient Auvergne.
The Inquisition was reinstituted, as were the privileges of the nobility, clergy, and military, and a heartless persecution was unleashed against dissidents, opponents, liberals, Francophiles, and former collaborators in the government of Joseph Bonaparte.
Unbidden, she conjured up a scented breeze to cool the tourists from Aquitaine and Neustria and Bloi and Foix and all the other "French" planets in the Galactic Milieu who had come, together with Francophiles and medievalists from scores of other worlds, to savor the glories of ancient Auvergne.