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Persophilia

Persophilia noun: a love or admiration of Persia, Iran, or Persian culture; Iranophilia.

Noun

Persophilia (uncountable)

  1. A love or admiration of Persia, Iran, or Persian culture; Iranophilia
    • The philhellene elements were put out of action by Persian and persophile domination.1934, Svenska Cypernexpeditionen, 1927-1931, et al., The Swedish Cyprus Expedition: Finds and Results of the Excavations in Cyprus, 1927-1931, page 483

Antonyms of Persophilia

Origin of Persophilia

From Perso- + -philia.

Questions about Persophilia

What does Persophilia mean?
Persophilia means a love or admiration of Persia, Iran, or Persian culture; Iranophilia.
What part of speech is Persophilia?
Persophilia is a noun.

Words near Persophilia in the dictionary

  1. persoonia
  2. persoonias
  3. persoonol
  4. Persophile
  5. Persophiles
  6. Persophilia
  7. Persophobe
  8. Persophobes
  9. Persophobia
  10. Persophobic
  11. persophone

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