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philhellene

phil·hel·lene

uncommon

adjective

1.

characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things

  • “the Philhellenic Society”

noun

1.

an admirer of Greece and everything Greek

Origin

From Ancient Greek φιλέλλην (philéllēn), corresponding to phil- + Hellene.

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