allophone
adjective/ˈæləfəʊn/
/ˈæləfəʊn/
(Canadian English)- used to describe a person who comes to live in Canada, especially Quebec, from another country, whose first language is neither French nor English
- The town had many allophone immigrants, mainly Italian speakers.
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