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philhellene

philhellene adjective: philhellenic.

Adjective

philhellene (comparative more philhellene, superlative most philhellene)

  1. Philhellenic.

Noun

philhellene (plural philhellenes)

  1. A lover of Greece or Greek culture.
  2. (historical) Specifically, a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29.
    • Some historians have suggested that modern ‘humanitarian intervention’ began with the philhellenes in Greece in the 1820.2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, Penguin, published 2020, page 95

Forms of philhellene

Adjective
comparativemore philhellene
superlativemost philhellene
Noun
pluralphilhellenes

Origin of philhellene

From Ancient Greek φιλέλλην (philéllēn), corresponding to phil- + Hellene.

Questions about philhellene

What does philhellene mean?
Philhellene means philhellenic.
What part of speech is philhellene?
Philhellene can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near philhellene in the dictionary

  1. philharmonic orchestra
  2. philharmonic orchestras
  3. philharmonically
  4. philharmonics
  5. PhilHealth
  6. philhellene
  7. philhellenes
  8. philhellenic
  9. philhellenism
  10. philhellenisms
  11. Philhellenist

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