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germanophobia

germanophobia is the alternative form of Germanophobia.

Noun capitalized: Germanophobia

Germanophobia (uncountable)

  1. The hatred or fear of Germany, its people and culture.
    • If we deal with state Germanophobia, the first observation concerns the uniqueness of war in the sense that it means that the government became overtly rather than covertly xenophobic in order to create a level of support on the home front necessary for victory on the battlefield, especially before...1996, Panikos Panayi, Germans in Britain Since 1500, page 115
    • "Van," as he was known to friend and foe alike, has been accused of Germanophobia, criticized for being indifferent to events outside of his Eurocentric perspective, and castigated for possessing an inflexible mind.1997, Michael Lawrence Roi, Alternative to Appeasement, page 1
  2. The hatred or fear of the presence of the German language and its native speakers.

Synonyms of germanophobia

Antonyms

Forms of germanophobia

alternative formgermanophobia

Origin of germanophobia

From Germano- + -phobia.

Questions about germanophobia

What does germanophobia mean?
Germanophobia means the hatred or fear of Germany, its people and culture.
What is germanophobia the alternative form of?
Germanophobia is the alternative form of Germanophobia.
What part of speech is germanophobia?
Germanophobia is a noun.

Words near germanophobia in the dictionary

  1. germanophilias
  2. Germanophilist
  3. Germanophilists
  4. Germanophobe
  5. Germanophobes
  6. germanophobia
  7. germanophobic
  8. Germanophobist
  9. Germanophobists
  10. germanophone
  11. germanophones

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