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An anglophone is someone who speaks English natively or by adoption. As an adjective, it means English-speaking, whether referring to individuals, groups or places. In a narrower sense, the notion of "Anglophone" reaches beyond the mere dictionary definition of "English-language speaker". The term specifically refers to people whose cultural background is primarily associated with English language, regardless of ethnic and geographical differences. The Anglophone culture beyond the " Mother Country " is the legacy of the British Colonial Empire and its arradiation. In Canada , and especially in Quebec , this term is widely used to designate someone whose everyday language is English, contrasted to Francophone (someone whose everyday language is French ) and Allophone s (those who use any other language). The term can also refer to major English-speaking nations such as the United Kingdom , Ireland , the United States , Canada , Singapore , Australia and New Zealand . These countries are sometimes known as the Anglosphere . SEE ALSO |
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