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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Anglophile en · ADJ

Etymology

From Anglo- + -phile, probably partly after French anglophile.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) English loving; admiring English culture.
    • Sultan Mansor became Anglophile, wore tweeds even in his own palace, was graciously received by Queen Victoria, adopted as his state anthem a Mendelssohnian salon piece composed by the late Prince Consort[.] 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 34:
  2. (broadly, not-comparable) British-loving; admiring British culture.

Forms

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Anglophil alternative, archaic lexicographic
anglophile alternative lexicographic

Relateds

xenophile · shoneen

Anglophile en · NOUN

Etymology

From Anglo- + -phile, probably partly after French anglophile.

Meanings

  1. A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England.
  2. (broadly) A person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of the United Kingdom.

Forms

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anglophile alternative lexicographic
Anglophil alternative, archaic lexicographic
Anglophiles Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

Anglophobe

Relateds

Anglophilic · Anglophilia

Synonyms

teaboo

Translations (30)

sh anglofil (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · ru англофи́л (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · ca anglòfila (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · ka ანგლოფილი (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · fa آنگلوفیل (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · de Anglophile (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · eo anglamulo (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · vo Linglänihilöfan (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · el αγγλόφιλος (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · fi anglofiili (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · de Englandliebhaber (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · gl anglófila (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · de Englandliebhaberin (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · pl angloman (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · sv anglofil (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · vo Linglänilöfan (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · pt anglófila (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · de Englandfreundin (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · vo Linglänijilöfan (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · es anglófilo (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · gl anglófilo (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · fr anglophile (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · pl anglofil (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · da anglofil (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · de Anglophiler (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · pt anglófilo (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · fa انگلیسیدوست (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · ca anglòfil (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · el αγγλόφιλη (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England) · de Englandfreund (person who loves or admires the country, culture or people of England)