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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A 19th-century intellectual movement which supported the independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   admiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs wordnet
3. 3
   Love of Greece or Greek culture. uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

hellenophiliahellenophilia

Etymology

< Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “friend, lover”) and ἑλληνισμός (hellēnismós, “hellenism”)

Related phrases

ottoman empire

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