Anglomania

[ ang-gluh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh ]

/ ˌæŋ gləˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

noun

an intense admiration of, interest in, or tendency to imitate English institutions, manners, customs, etc.

Origin of Anglomania

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90; Anglo- + mania

Related forms

An·glo·ma·ni·ac

[ang-gloh-mey-nee-ak] /ˌæŋ gloʊˈmeɪ niˌæk/, nounAn·glo·ma·ni·ac·al

[ang-gloh-muh-nahy-uh-kuh l] /ˌæŋ gloʊ məˈnaɪ ə kəl/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for anglomania

He feared it would introduced English influence and Anglomania without their gaining any similar influence in England.
Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire|James Wycliffe Headlam
It is often forgotten that this time was not in France a period of Anglophobia, but of Anglomania.
With Americans of Past and Present Days|J. J. Jusserand
It was the day of Anglomania, and, as he says, "every Englishman was supposed to be a patriot and a philosopher."
Gibbon|James Cotter Morison
I know your taste for the works of art gives you little disposition to Anglomania.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

I know your taste for the works of art gives you a little disposition to Anglomania.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

British Dictionary definitions for anglomania

Anglomania

/ (ˌæŋɡləʊˈmeɪnɪə) /

noun

excessive respect for English customs, etc

Derived Forms

Anglomaniac, noun, adjective

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