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GRAECOPHILE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An admirer of Greece and everything Greek
Synonyms:
Graecophile; philhellene; philhellenist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Graecophile" is a kind of...):
admirer; booster; champion; friend; protagonist; supporter (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.)
Derivation:
Graecophile; Graecophilic (characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things
Example:
the Philhellenic Society
Synonyms:
Graecophile; Graecophilic; philhellene; philhellenic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Derivation:
Graecophile (an admirer of Greece and everything Greek)