Anglophilia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌæŋ.ɡləʊˈfɪ.li.ə/
Etymology
From Anglo- + -philia, probably after Anglophile. Compare earlier Anglophilism and French anglophilie.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The love of the country, culture or people of England.
Perhaps Anglophilia continues to play its part, but if I were one of the few surviving teachers of Anglo-Saxon I would rejoice at the way in which such terms as muggle and Wizengamot, and such names as Godric, Wulfric and Dumbledore, had become common currency.
2007 August 12, Christopher Hitchens, “Harry Potter: The Boy Who Lived”, in New York Times:But now, as a company with the word "British" in its name pisses apocalyptic quantities of oil into the ocean, and CEO Tony Hayward pops up on the news to make tactless statements in a British accent, anglophilia is shrivelling.
2010 June 14, Charlie Brooker, The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anglophilia | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
Anglophilic · Anglomania · Anglophile
Synonyms
Translations (15)
ka ანგლოფილია (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · pt anglofilia (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · el αγγλοφιλία (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · pl anglofilizm (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · pl anglofilstwo (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · vo Linglänilöf (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · gl anglofilia (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · de Anglophilie (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · pl anglofilia (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · ca anglofília (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · de Englandfreundlichkeit (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · gv graih Hostyn (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · it anglofilia (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · fr anglophilie (the love of the country, culture or people of England) · es anglofilia (the love of the country, culture or people of England)