Anglophile

adj, noun

adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile. alt-of
  3. 3
    an admirer of England and things English wordnet
  4. 4
    A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of the United Kingdom. broadly
Adjective
  1. 1
    English loving; admiring English culture. not-comparable

    "Sultan Mansor became Anglophile, wore tweeds even in his own palace, was graciously received by Queen Victoria, adopted as his state anthem a Mendelssohnian salon piece composed by the late Prince Consort[.]"

  2. 2
    British-loving; admiring British culture. broadly, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
anglomaniacanglomaniacanglophilbritophileteaboo

Example

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"Sultan Mansor became Anglophile, wore tweeds even in his own palace, was graciously received by Queen Victoria, adopted as his state anthem a Mendelssohnian salon piece composed by the late Prince Consort[.]"

Etymology

From Anglo- + -phile, probably partly after French anglophile.

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