Germanophobe

American

[jer-man-uh-fohb] / dʒərˈmæn əˌfoʊb /

noun

a person who hates or fears Germany, Germans, or German culture.

Germanophobe British

/ dʒɜːˈmænəˌfəʊb /

noun

a person who hates Germany or its people

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Germanophobia

noun

Etymology

Origin of Germanophobe

First recorded in 1910–15; Germano- + -phobe

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Germanophobe

For, as every Germanophobe knows, Hitler was a Wagner fan.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2021

From the very commencement Berlin was convinced that the probability of a combined Franco-Russian attack was exceedingly small, if England's entrance to this Germanophobe combination could be prevented.

From What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it by Thomas F. A. Smith

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