Meaning & use
Anglophilia
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A strong admiration or fondness for England, English culture, or English customs.
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His anglophilia showed in his love of tea, cricket, and period dramas.
The novelist's anglophilia colored every description of the English countryside.
A note on using this word
Built from "Anglo-" (English) and the Greek suffix "-philia" (love of), paralleling words like "francophilia."
Words with a similar meaning
Anglophilism
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Words with an opposite meaning
Anglophobia
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