Meaning & use
Anglomania
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An excessive or uncritical admiration for England, English customs, or English culture.
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The novel satirizes the anglomania of wealthy Americans who filled their homes with English antiques.
During the 18th century, anglomania swept through parts of the French aristocracy.
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Coined in the 18th century by combining 'Anglo-' with the Greek suffix '-mania', meaning 'obsession'.
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Anglophobia
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