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Anglophilia
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anglophilia
English
Alternative forms
en anglophilia
Etymology
From en Anglo philia, probably after en Anglophile. Compare earlier en Anglophilism and fr anglophilie.n 1073799032
Pronunciation
en /ˌæŋ.ɡləʊˈfɪ.li.ə/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Anglophilia.wav US
Noun
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The love of the country, culture or people of England.
en 2007-08-12 w:Christopher Hitchens Harry Potter: The Boy Who Lived New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/books/review/Hitchens-t.html Perhaps Anglophilia continues to play its part, but if I were one of the few surviving teachers of Anglo-Saxon I would rejoice at the way in which such terms as muggle and Wizengamot, and such names as Godric, Wulfric and Dumbledore, had become common currency. https://web.archive.org/web/20250822123956/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/books/review/Hitchens-t.html 22 August 2025
en Charlie Brooker The Guardian 14 Jun 2010 But now, as a company with the word "British" in its name pisses apocalyptic quantities of oil into the ocean, and CEO Tony Hayward pops up on the news to make tactless statements in a British accent, anglophilia is shrivelling.
Synonyms
en Anglophilism
Antonyms
en Anglophobia
Related terms
en Anglophile
en Anglophilic
Translations
the love of the country, culture or people of England
Catalan: ca anglofília f
French: fr anglophilie f
Galician: gl anglofilia f
Georgian: ka ანგლოფილია
German: de Anglophilie f, de Englandfreundlichkeit f
Greek: el αγγλοφιλία f
Italian: it anglofilia f
Manx: gv graih Hostyn m
Polish: pl anglofilia f, pl anglofilizm m, pl anglofilstwo n
Portuguese: pt anglofilia f
Spanish: es anglofilia f
Volapük: vo Linglänilöf
See also
en Anglomania
References
en Philias England