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philo-Semites

philo-Semites is the plural of philo-Semite.

Meaning of philo-Semite

Noun

philo-Semite (plural philo-Semites)

  1. A philo-Semitic person.
    • So I have found it to be a good rule of thumb that anyone who identifies as a philosemite is to be treated with the same amused contempt as anyone who says they love “the African people”.2014 November 7, Hadley Freeman, “God save us from the philosemitism of Burchill, Amis and Mensch”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    jewlover

Questions about philo-Semites

What is philo-Semites the plural of?
Philo-Semites is the plural of philo-Semite.

Words near philo-Semites in the dictionary

  1. Philmonters
  2. philo
  3. philo-
  4. philo-Muslim
  5. philo-Semite
  6. philo-Semites
  7. philo-Semitic
  8. philo-Semitism
  9. philobat
  10. philobatic
  11. philobats

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