Francophobia

== English == === Alternative forms === francophobia === Etymology === From Franco- +‎ -phobia. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɹæŋ.kəˈfoʊ.bi.ə/ Rhymes: -əʊbiə === Noun === Francophobia (uncountable) 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 ==== Gallophobia, gallophobia ==== Antonyms ==== Francophilia, francophilia Gallophilia, gallophilia ==== Related terms ==== France Francophobe, francophobe Francophobiac, francophobiac Francophobic, francophobic ==== Translations ====