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Anglophilia

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

noun

  1. 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

Example Sentences

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Yet their overt Anglophilia is a testament to the capaciousness of identity, to the back-and-forth desires of assimilation and distinction.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

McCarthy would mock their cosmopolitan associations, their Anglophilia, their gilded careers as international financiers and the heads of major corporations.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2023

I’ve spent the last four decades trying to understand my Anglophilia.

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2022

Anglophilia constitutes a major subset of escapist entertainment, and one to which, I confess, I am particularly susceptible.

From Slate • May 22, 2020

They transferred this Anglophilia to their six children and sixteen grandchildren.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

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