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Hellenophilia

Hellenophilia noun: a love of Greece and Greek culture, whether ancient or modern.

Noun

Hellenophilia (uncountable)

  1. A love of Greece and Greek culture, whether ancient or modern.
    Synonyms:
    philhellenism

Synonyms of Hellenophilia

Origin of Hellenophilia

From Helleno- + -philia, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”).

Questions about Hellenophilia

What does Hellenophilia mean?
Hellenophilia means a love of Greece and Greek culture, whether ancient or modern.
What part of speech is Hellenophilia?
Hellenophilia is a noun.

Words near Hellenophilia in the dictionary

  1. Hellenoid
  2. Hellenoids
  3. Hellenomania
  4. Hellenophile
  5. Hellenophiles
  6. Hellenophilia
  7. hellenophobe
  8. hellenophobes
  9. hellenophobia
  10. hellenophobic
  11. hellenophone

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