What is the definition of 'facilier' I believe it's french

Nearest Match: FACILE, a French word that means "easy". The character Dr Facilier from Disney's The Princess and the Frog is based on the French word; he's one who always looks for the "easy" way and avoids work.

A bit of a trivia, did you know that French was the official language of England for over 300 years. It used to be the language of the nobility and diplomacy all across Europe and in the Ottoman Empire, and the world's first real international language until English replaced it in the mid-20th century.

The French language is spoken by 270 million people worldwide, which is almost as much as the population of the USA, 120 million of these are native or fluent. There are less than 60 million of White Caucasian native speakers of standard French worldwide. Learn more here.

In the news, Breton, the Celtic language of the French region of Brittany, is to be taught at Harvard. The prestigious American university has agreed to work more closely with the university in Brittany's regional capital, Rennes. Read more here.

Updated on Monday, September 02 2013 at 04:10AM EDT
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