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philhellene
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun philhellene has 1 sense
- philhellene(n = noun.person) graecophile, philhellenist - an admirer of Greece and everything Greek; Array is a kind of admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter
Derived forms adjective philhellene1, adjective philhellenic1
Adjective philhellene has 1 sense
- philhellene(a = adj.pert) graecophile, graecophilic, philhellenic - characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society" Derived form noun philhellene1
CIDE DICTIONARY
philhellene, n.
A friend of Greece, or of the Greeks; a philhellenist. Emerson. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
philhellene, n. (often attrib.)
1 a lover of Greece and Greek culture.
2 hist. a supporter of the cause of Greek independence.
1 a lover of Greece and Greek culture.
2 hist. a supporter of the cause of Greek independence.
Derivative
philhellenic adj. philhellenism n. philhellenist n.
Etymology
Gk philellen (as PHIL-, HELLENE)
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