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ANGLOPHILIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Anglophilia mean?
• ANGLOPHILIA (noun)
The noun ANGLOPHILIA has 1 sense:
1. admiration for Britain and British customs
Familiarity information: ANGLOPHILIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Admiration for Britain and British customs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("Anglophilia" is a kind of...):
admiration; esteem (a feeling of delighted approval and liking)
Antonym:
Anglophobia (dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs)
Derivation:
Anglophilic (characterized by Anglophilia)
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