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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

When the "China Incident" broke out, Yamashita fought in North China under the command of another Germanophile, General Count Juichi Terauchi.

From Time Magazine Archive

His Germanophile father, tyrannical Ferdinand I, had made the same mistake in 1914, had paid for it by abdicating in 1918.

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

The people knew what was meant, namely, that the Germanophile Stürmer was to negotiate a premature peace, and this within three weeks of his downfall!

From The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia by Le Queux, William

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