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Meaning of Anglophilia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌæŋ.ɡləʊˈfɪ.li.ə

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Anglophilia.
    alt-of, uncountable
  2. The love of the country, culture or people of England.

Equivalents

Examples

Perhaps Anglophilia continues to play its part, but if I were one of the few surviving teachers of Anglo-Saxon I would rejoice at the way in which such terms as muggle and Wizengamot, and such names as Godric, Wulfric and Dumbledore, had become common currency.”
But now, as a company with the word "British" in its name pisses apocalyptic quantities of oil into the ocean, and CEO Tony Hayward pops up on the news to make tactless statements in a British accent, anglophilia is shrivelling.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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