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Philhellenic

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phil·hel·lene  (fl-hln) also phil·hel·len·ist (-hl-nst)
n.
One who admires Greece or the Greeks.
[Greek philelln : phil-, philo-, philo- + Helln, Greek.]
philhel·lenic (flh-lnk) adj.
phil·hellen·ism n.
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Adj.1.philhellenic - characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society"
Graecophile, Graecophilic, philhellene
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