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French
Etymology
First attested in 1823. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek φιλέλλην (philéllēn), from φίλος (phílos) + Έλλην (Éllēn).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.lɛ.lɛn/ ~ /fi.le.lɛn/
Adjective
philhellène (plural philhellènes)
- (historical) philhellene, philhellenic (supportive of Greek national independence)
Noun
philhellène m or f by sense (plural philhellènes)
- (historical, chiefly in the plural) philhellene (a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29)
- philhellene, Hellenophile (a lover of Greece or Greek culture)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Greek: φιλέλληνας (filéllinas) (semantic loan) (in the sense 'supporter of Greek independence')
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