Anglophilia
Americannoun
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“What should have been an easy cash-in — cute pups with a splash of Anglophilia thrown in — has somehow morphed into something deeply unpleasant, and in no way suitable for children,” the Independent wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
That should have been a clue to the extent of her Anglophilia, I now realize, along with her emphatic insistence that her children "speak the Queen's English" whenever we'd lapse into slang.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2020
Anglophilia constitutes a major subset of escapist entertainment, and one to which, I confess, I am particularly susceptible.
From Slate ● May 22, 2020
To help pass the time as you await your invitation to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s spring wedding, here are some books to indulge your deepest Anglophilia.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2017
Chacko said that going to see The Sound of Music was an extended exercise in Anglophilia.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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