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Anglophile
[ ang-gluh-fahyl, -fil ]
noun
- a person who is friendly to or admires England or English customs, institutions, etc.
Anglophile
/ ˌæŋɡləʊˈfɪlɪˌæk; ˌæŋɡləʊˈfɪlɪk; ˌæŋɡləʊˈfɪlɪə; ˈæŋɡləʊfɪl; -ˌfaɪl /
noun
- a person having admiration for England or the English
adjective
- marked by or possessing such admiration
Derived Forms
- Anglophilia, noun
- Anglophiliac, adjective
Other Words From
- Anglo·phil·ism noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of Anglophile1
Example Sentences
Primarily because the way most of us in the west and Anglophile world view the history of the Great War is from the winning side.
Before they became Indian nationalists, the Nehrus were anglophile to the bone.
His idea was eventually taken up by the Anglophile sports nut, Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
The California Anglophile spent days before this trip poring over British gossip blogs to identify the hottest royal hangouts.
The founder, Motilal Nehru, an Anglophile barrister, was a liberal member of the Indian nationalist movement.
Three of these were Anglophile like himself, and the work seemed not only vitally necessary but promising.
I should say the same had it been Anglophile or Francophile.
Anglophile, too, and always ate porridge for breakfast—up till August 1914.
Both Tisza and the Austrian society showed strong symptoms of an Anglophile leaning.
He is an Anglophile, and was determined after the war to go to England in order to discover the secret of her greatness.
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