philhellene

[ fil-hel-een ]
/ fɪlˈhɛl in /

noun

a friend or supporter of the Greeks.
Also phil·hel·len·ist [fil-hel-uh-nist, fil-he-lee-nist] /fɪlˈhɛl ə nɪst, ˌfɪl hɛˈli nɪst/.

Origin of philhellene

First recorded in 1815–25, philhellene is from the Greek word philéllēn Greek-loving. See phil-, Hellene

OTHER WORDS FROM philhellene

phil·hel·len·ic [fil-he-len-ik, -lee-nik] /ˌfɪl hɛˈlɛn ɪk, -ˈli nɪk/, adjective phil·hel·len·ism [fil-hel-uh-niz-uh m] /fɪlˈhɛl əˌnɪz əm/, noun

Words nearby philhellene

philby, philem., philemon, philharmonic, philharmonic pitch, philhellene, philibeg, philip, philip i, philip ii, philip iii

British Dictionary definitions for philhellene

philhellene

philhellenist (fɪlˈhɛlɪnɪst)

/ (fɪlˈhɛliːn) /

noun

a lover of Greece and Greek culture
European history a supporter of the cause of Greek national independence

Derived forms of philhellene

philhellenic (ˌfɪlhɛˈliːnɪk), adjective philhellenism (fɪlˈhɛlɪˌnɪzəm), noun