DCHP-2

Francophonie la Francophonie, francophonie DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• 1 n. — French relations

  an association of French-speaking countries.

  Type: 5. Frequency — This meaning is not Canadian in origin or scope, though it plays a role within the cultural fabric of an English-French bilingual concept of Canada. However, in contrast with other varieties of English, this term likely acquires a Canadian dimension by virtue of its frequency (see Chart 1, but note that the chart collapses meaning 1, 2 and 3)
  See also ITP Nelson, s.v. "Francophonie", and OED-3, s.v. "Francophonie" (a); COD-2 labels the term "Cdn", however.

  See also: francophone  

• 2 n. — French relations

  all French speakers world-wide.

  Type: 5. Frequency — This meaning is likely more frequent in Canadian English (see Chart 1), than in other Englishes. It is of cultural salience to one of Canada's founding populations.

• 3 n. — French relations

  French speakers in Canada.

  Type: 3. Semantic Change — As shown in Chart 1, the term is most frequent in Canada and likely pertains for Canadian English to this sense of the word.
  See also COD-2, s.v. "Francophonie" (2), which is labelled "Cdn", OED-3, s.v. "Francophonie" (b), labelled "Canad.".

• 4 in compounds, e.g. Francophonie summit — French relations

  something pertaining to francophonie, meaning 2.

  Type: 5. Frequency — Compared to other varieties of English, this meaning is more frequent in Canadian English.

• 5 n. — French relations

  general, not necessarily country specific, French-ness.

  Type: 4. Culturally Significant — This meaning seems to be a semantic generalization influenced by French. It is of cultural salience in Canada, an officially English-French federal entity.