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Germanophobic en · ADJ

Etymology

From German + -o- + -phobic.

Meanings

1. Opposed to Germany.
   • Unfortunately, however, the sheer bulk of this literature with its tiresome repetition of the same Germanophobic theme makes it impossible for one to ignore it. 1966, Rampart College Graduate School, Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought - Volume 2, Issue 1, page 85:
   • The initial legislation aimed at controlling the German populations of the individual territories but, as the war progressed and Germanophobic resentment increased, the aim increasingly became elimination, whether this consisted of preventing the use of the German language, confiscating German property, or deporting Germans and their families, although the latter two policies did begin to evolve in the early stages of the conflict. 2020, Stefan Manz, Panikos Panayi, Enemies in the Empire:
   • For some Germanophobic historians the Nazi experience still serves as the pivot around which explanations about German history as a whole are formulated. 2006, Dennis Sherman, Western Civilization, page 186:

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