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PHILHELLENIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does philhellenist mean?
• PHILHELLENIST (noun)
The noun PHILHELLENIST has 1 sense:
1. an admirer of Greece and everything Greek
Familiarity information: PHILHELLENIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An admirer of Greece and everything Greek
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Graecophile; philhellene; philhellenist
Hypernyms ("philhellenist" is a kind of...):
admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)
Derivation:
philhellenism (admiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs)
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