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Anglophile, a. and n.|ˈæŋgləʊfaɪl|
Also -phil.
[ad. F. anglophile, f. Anglo- + -phil, -phile.]
A. adj. Friendly to England or to what is English.
B. n. One who is friendly to England. Hence Angloˈphilia, ˈAnglophilism, friendliness to England; Angloˈphilic a., Anglophile.
1867Contemp. Rev. IV. 88 The Revue des deux Mondes, a thorough ‘Anglo-phile’ periodical. 1883Chambers's Jrnl. 13 Jan. 18/1 This telephone..was an Anglophile, and would only respond to the honoured name of Faraday. 1892Athenæum 26 Mar. 400/3 When prudence dictated assistance to the Dutch, the Huguenots, or the ‘Anglophile’ party in Scotland. 1896Westm. Gaz. 2 Oct. 2/1 To show how Anglophilia and Anglophobia counteract each other. Ibid. 5 Dec. 6/3 The New York Evening Sun..has frequently attacked Mr. Bayard for what it regards as his extreme Anglophilism. 1920Robb Thre Prestis of Peblis (S.T.S.) Introd. p. xxxv, The unpopularity he thus incurred as an anglophile. 1950Amer. Speech XXV. 90 The large Anglophilic group in the city. |