Anglomania

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

/ ˌæŋ gləˈmeɪ ni ə, -ˈmeɪn yə /

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noun

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

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Origin of Anglomania

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

OTHER WORDS FROM Anglomania

An·glo·ma·ni·ac

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

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

Words nearby Anglomania

Anglo-French, Anglo-Gallic, Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Irish, Anglo-Latin, Anglomania, Anglo-Norman, Anglophile, Anglophilia, Anglophobe, Anglophobia

How to use Anglomania in a sentence

If anglomania was unknown to France in the seventeenth century, yet Frenchmen were found who appreciated England.
The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century|Charles Bastide
In all these manifestations of gallomania and incipient anglomania, there is ample matter for ridicule.
The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century|Charles Bastide
His wife would not chill the ardor of his early Anglomania, and in this, as in everything, she wished to humor him to the utmost.
Literary Friends And Acquaintances|William Dean Howells
I know your taste for the works of art gives you a little disposition to Anglomania.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson|Thomas Jefferson

This Anglomania showed itself, not only in ceaseless political agitation, but also in an elaborate imitation of English manners.
The American Language|Henry L. Mencken

British Dictionary definitions for Anglomania

Anglomania

/ (ˌæŋɡləʊˈmeɪnɪə) /

noun

excessive respect for English customs, etc

Derived forms of Anglomania

Anglomaniac, noun, adjective

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