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Definition of Philhellene

1. Noun. An admirer of Greece and everything Greek.

2. Adjective. Characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things. "The Philhellenic Society"

Definition of Philhellene

1. n. A friend of Greece, or of the Greeks; a philhellenist.

Definition of Philhellene

1. Noun. a lover of Greek culture and Greece. ¹

2. Noun. a supporter of the cause of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of indepence in 1821-29 (see Philhellenism). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Philhellene

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Philhellene

philatelist philatelists philately philatories philatory philautic philauty philematology philerast philerasts

philharmonic philharmonic orchestra philharmonic orchestras philharmonic pitch philharmonics philhellene (current term) philhellenes philhellenic philhellenism philhellenisms

philhellenist philhellenists philia philias philiater philibeg philibegs philibuster philip philippic

Literary usage of Philhellene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Michael Anagnos, 1837-1906 by Franklin Benjamin Sanborn (1907)
"(unless we are mistaken), when he was taken as Secretary by the great philhellene Howe, who was sent to Greece by several liberal American societies to ..."

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