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philhellene

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about philhellene at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An admirer of Greece and everything Greek.

adjective

  1. Characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things.
    the Philhellenic Society

Origin

From Ancient Greek φιλέλλην (philéllēn), corresponding to phil- + Hellene.

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