SINCE 1828
philhellene
adjective
phil·hel·lene
| \(ˌ)fil-ˈhe-ˌlēn
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variants:
or
philhellenic
\ˌfil-hə-ˈle-nik
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Definition of philhellene
: admiring Greece or the Greeks
Other Words from philhellene
philhellene
noun
philhellenism
\(ˌ)fil-ˈhe-lə-ˌni-zəm
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noun
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noun
philhellenist
\(ˌ)fil-ˈhe-lə-nist
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noun
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noun
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