PHILHELLENE


Meaning of PHILHELLENE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )fil- ' he- ˌ l ē n

Variant: or phil · hel · len · ic \ ˌ fil-h ə - ' le-nik \

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek philell ē n, from phil- + Hell ē n Hellene

Date: circa 1825

: admiring Greece or the Greeks

– philhellene noun

– phil · hel · le · nism \ ( ˌ )fil- ' he-l ə - ˌ ni-z ə m \ noun

– phil · hel · le · nist \ -nist \ noun

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