PHILHELLENE


Meaning of PHILHELLENE in English

I. (ˈ)fil|heˌlēn adjective

Etymology: Greek philellēn, from phil- + Hellēn Hellene

: venerating Greece or the Greeks

more philhellene than the Greeks themselves — J.H.Moulton

II. noun

Usage: often capitalized

: an admirer or supporter of Greece or of the Greeks

an almost fanatical philhellene , fluent in both ancient and modern Greek — Alistair MacLean

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