Scandophile

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Someone (often an outsider) who admires or idealises Scandinavia or its cultures, cuisines, history or peoples.

    "Near-synonym: Scandinavophile"

Synonyms

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scandinavophile

Example

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"In powerful, but hard verses, Landor tells the Northern "Romeo and Juliet" story. It was only a "tour de force," the impulse to which came from his friend William Herbert, who also was a "Scandophile"."

Etymology

From Scando- (“Scandinavia”) + -phile. Doublet of Scandinavophile.

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