Scandophile
Scandophile noun: someone (often an outsider) who admires or idealises Scandinavia or its cultures, cuisines, history or peoples.
Noun
Scandophile (plural Scandophiles)
- Someone (often an outsider) who admires or idealises Scandinavia or its cultures, cuisines, history or peoples.
- Near-synonym: Scandinavophile
- In powerful, but hard verses, Landor tells the Northern "Romeo and Juliet" story. It was only a "tour de force," the impulse to which came from his friend William Herbert, who also was a "Scandophile".1892, Jón Stefánsson, “The Influence of the Norse upon English Literature in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries”, in The Literary Digest, volume 4, Funk & Wagnalls, page 121 (9)
- Synonyms:
- Scandinavophile
Synonyms of Scandophile
Forms of Scandophile
| plural | Scandophiles |
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Origin of Scandophile
From Scando- (“Scandinavia”) + -phile. Doublet of Scandinavophile.
Questions about Scandophile
- What does Scandophile mean?
- Scandophile means someone (often an outsider) who admires or idealises Scandinavia or its cultures, cuisines, history or peoples.
- What part of speech is Scandophile?
- Scandophile is a noun.
- What is the plural of Scandophile?
- The plural of Scandophile is Scandophiles.
Words near Scandophile in the dictionary
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