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Germanophile

[jer-man-uh-fahyl]
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noun
  1. a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
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Origin of Germanophile

First recorded in 1860–65; Germano- + -phile
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  • You are a Germanophile yourself and you taught your students to be.

    The Forbidden Trail

    Honor Willsie

  • If it was Germanophile or Austrophile, it was more wicked than the harlot of Babylon.

    Idling in Italy

    Joseph Collins

  • To one man—even though of the Germanophile party—the intrusion of Rasputin into the Court circle caused great annoyance.

    The Minister of Evil

    William Le Queux

British Dictionary definitions for germanophile

Germanophile

Germanophil

noun
  1. a person having admiration for or devotion to Germany and the Germans
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Derived FormsGermanophilia (dʒɜːˌmænəˈfɪlɪə), noun
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