Slav·o·phile (slä v -f l ) also Slav·o·phil (-f l)n. 1. An admirer of Slavic peoples or their culture. 2. A person advocating the supremacy of Slavic culture, especially over western European influences, as in 19th-century Russia. Sla·voph i·lism (sl-v f-lzm) n. |
Slavophile [ˈslɑːvəʊfɪl -ˌfaɪl], Slavophil
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a person who admires the Slavs or their cultures
2. (Historical Terms) (sometimes not capital) (in 19th-century Russia) a person who believed in the superiority and advocated the supremacy of the Slavs
adj
1. (Social Science / Peoples) admiring the Slavs and Slavonic culture, etc.
2. (Historical Terms) (sometimes not capital) (in 19th-century Russia) of, characteristic of, or relating to the Slavophiles
Slavophilism [sləˈvɒfɪˌlɪzəm ˈslɑːvəʊfɪˌlɪzəm] n
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