Anglophone

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Map of nations using English as an official language (de jure or de facto.)

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.^[1]. The Anglophone culture beyond the "mother country" is the legacy of the British colonial empire and its arradiation. A related term, the Anglosphere, refers to the group of countries whose de facto language is English. The United States official language is not English Language.

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 allophones (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, Australia, Jamaica and New Zealand. These countries are sometimes known as the Anglosphere.

See also

• Language adjectives