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Anglomania

American  
[ang-gluh-mey-nee-uh, -meyn-yuh] / ˌæŋ gləˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn jə /

noun

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


Anglomania British  
/ ˌæŋɡləʊˈmeɪnɪə /

noun

  1. excessive respect for English customs, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Anglomania

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

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Meanwhile Vivienne Westwood featured tartan such as Bruce of Kinnaird in a number of her collections such as Anglomania.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2026

Though she is not Scottish, Westwood also has history with tartan, famously creating her own pattern and clan for her 1993 Anglomania collection.

From The Guardian Sep. 15, 2014

Curators for the Met were acknowledged to have been customers of Easton and displayed items purchased from him for its Anglomania show in 2006.

From The Guardian Feb. 16, 2013

However, it is unclear whether the items sourced from Easton for Anglomania have now been excised from the collection.

From The Guardian Feb. 16, 2013

Anglomania in one form or other is to be met with in all countries, especially France and Germany, and has shown itself here and there all over the Continent ever since the peace of 1815.

From Reflections and Comments 1865-1895 by Edwin Lawrence Godkin

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