Anglophilia

[ ang-gluh-fil-ee-uh ]
/ ˌæŋ gləˈfɪl i ə /

noun

a strong admiration or enthusiasm for England, its people, and things English.

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Origin of Anglophilia

First recorded in 1895–90; Anglo- + -philia

OTHER WORDS FROM Anglophilia

An·glo·phil·i·ac [ang-gluh-fil-ee-ak] /ˌæŋ gləˈfɪl iˌæk/, An·glo·phil·ic, adjective
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