anglophone
adjective
an·glo·phone
ˈaŋ-glə-ˌfōn 
often capitalized
: consisting of or belonging to an English-speaking population especially in a country where two or more languages are spoken
Anglophone
noun
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Hernández acknowledges the cocktail bar’s anglophone roots, based largely in technique and tradition, but sees a rise of something new across Latin America—and beyond.
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
All these white female characters making a show of reclaiming an anglophone novel from a privileged white man.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
But the national government was always heavily dominated by French speakers, who the anglophone minority felt treated them as second-class citizens.
—Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2024
In 2016, lawyers and teachers in the two anglophone regions took to the streets in protest of the appointment of French-speaking officials to their courts and schools.
—Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2024
But an artist with a legacy like Shakira’s, on par with anglophone pop titans Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, should get to define her own eras accordingly.
—Suzy Exposito, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
Conservative power broker Murdoch's perch as head of Fox and News Corp. gave him enormous sway in anglophone conservative circles, with outlets such as Fox News credited with boosting the careers and policies of numerous right-leaning politicians.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
De Kretser captures with luminous specificity Lili’s experiences as a young woman in provincial France in the early Eighties—specifically a young, non-French, anglophone woman of color.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022
There may indeed be reasons to be skeptical about Sebald’s reception in the anglophone world.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
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Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
All these white female characters making a show of reclaiming an anglophone novel from a privileged white man.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2024
But the national government was always heavily dominated by French speakers, who the anglophone minority felt treated them as second-class citizens.
—Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2024
In 2016, lawyers and teachers in the two anglophone regions took to the streets in protest of the appointment of French-speaking officials to their courts and schools.
—Ogar Monday, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2024
But an artist with a legacy like Shakira’s, on par with anglophone pop titans Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, should get to define her own eras accordingly.
—Suzy Exposito, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
Conservative power broker Murdoch's perch as head of Fox and News Corp. gave him enormous sway in anglophone conservative circles, with outlets such as Fox News credited with boosting the careers and policies of numerous right-leaning politicians.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
De Kretser captures with luminous specificity Lili’s experiences as a young woman in provincial France in the early Eighties—specifically a young, non-French, anglophone woman of color.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022
There may indeed be reasons to be skeptical about Sebald’s reception in the anglophone world.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Feb. 2022
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“Anglophone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anglophone. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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