Philhellene

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A lover of Greece or Greek culture.
  2. 2
    an admirer of Greece and everything Greek wordnet
  3. 3
    Specifically, a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29. historical

    "Some historians have suggested that modern ‘humanitarian intervention’ began with the philhellenes in Greece in the 1820."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Philhellenic.
Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things wordnet

Synonyms

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graecophilegraecophilegraecophilichellenophilehellenophilehellenophile

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"Some historians have suggested that modern ‘humanitarian intervention’ began with the philhellenes in Greece in the 1820."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φιλέλλην (philéllēn), corresponding to phil- + Hellene.

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