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philhellene
adjective phil·hel·lene \(ˌ)fil-ˈhe-ˌlēn\
Definition of PHILHELLENE
: admiring Greece or the Greeks
— philhellene noun
— phil·hel·le·nism \(ˌ)fil-ˈhe-lə-ˌni-zəm\ noun
— phil·hel·le·nist \-nist\ noun
Variants of PHILHELLENE
phil·hel·lene or phil·hel·len·ic \ˌfil-hə-ˈle-nik\
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Origin of PHILHELLENE
Greek philellēn, from phil- + Hellēn Hellene
First Known Use: circa 1825
Rhymes with PHILHELLENE
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