Anglophile

noun An·glo·phile \ˈaŋ-glə-ˌfī(-ə)l\

: a non-English person who greatly likes and admires England and English things

Full Definition of ANGLOPHILE

: a person who greatly admires or favors England and things English

— Anglophile or An·glo·phil·ic \ˌaŋ-glə-ˈfi-lik\ adjective

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An·glo·phile also An·glo·phil \-ˌfil\

French, from anglo- + -phile

First Known Use: 1883

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