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Cambrophilia

Cambrophilia noun: the love of Wales or Welsh culture.

Noun

Cambrophilia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The love of Wales or Welsh culture.
    • The portrayal had some substance, but there was little advantage for the king in vaunting his Welsh connections in London, where Cambrophilia was hardly rampant.2007, John Davies, A History of Wales
    • There were, of course, some contemporary English writers who declined to enter into the contemporary cult of Cambrophilia. There was nothing Welsh about Christopher Marlowe, nor anything Welsh in his plays […]2016, Willy Maley, Philip Schwyzer, Shakespeare and Wales: From the Marches to the Assembly

Origin of Cambrophilia

From Cambro- + -philia.

Questions about Cambrophilia

What does Cambrophilia mean?
Cambrophilia means the love of Wales or Welsh culture.
What part of speech is Cambrophilia?
Cambrophilia is a noun.

Words near Cambrophilia in the dictionary

  1. cambroernids
  2. Cambron
  3. Cambrons
  4. Cambrophile
  5. Cambrophiles
  6. Cambrophilia
  7. Cambrophone
  8. Cambrophones
  9. cambros
  10. cambré
  11. cambrés

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