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Germanophile

American  
[jer-man-uh-fahyl] / dʒərˈmæn əˌfaɪl /

noun

  1. a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.


Germanophile British  
/ dʒɜːˌmænəˈfɪlɪə, dʒɜːˈmænəˌfaɪl /

noun

  1. a person having admiration for or devotion to Germany and the Germans

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Germanophile

First recorded in 1860–65; Germano- + -phile

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A chapter on early Black Wagnerians includes that ardent Germanophile, W.E.B.

From Washington Post Nov. 3, 2020

The outcome of the election was viewed as an end of Belgian Francophile policy and the beginning of a Germanophile one.

From Time Magazine Archive

Josef Beck, Germanophile Polish Foreign Minister, was pointedly not at the station, snubbed Dr. Benes by sending only minor Polish officials to greet him.

From Time Magazine Archive

His old father, an exile in the ancestral home at Coburg, urged a Germanophile course.

From Time Magazine Archive

You are a Germanophile yourself and you taught your students to be.

From The Forbidden Trail by Morrow, Honoré

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