Slavophile
[ slah-vuh-fahyl, -fil, slav-uh- ]
/ ˈslɑ vəˌfaɪl, -fɪl, ˈslæv ə- /
noun
a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
one of a group of mid-19th century Russian intellectuals who favored traditional cultural practices over Western innovations, especially in political and religious life.
adjective
admiring or favoring the Slavs and Slavic interests, aims, customs, etc.
Also
Slav·o·phil
[slah-vuh-fil, slav-uh-] /ˈslɑ və fɪl, ˈslæv ə-/.
OTHER WORDS FROM Slavophile
Sla·voph·i·lism [sluh-vof-uh-liz-uh m, slah-vuh-fil-iz-uh m, slav-uh-] /sləˈvɒf əˌlɪz əm, ˈslɑ və fɪlˌɪz əm, ˈslæv ə-/, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for slavophile
Slavophile
Slavophil
/ (ˈslɑːvəʊfɪl, -ˌfaɪl) /
noun
a person who admires the Slavs or their cultures
(sometimes not capital)
(in 19th-century Russia) a person who believed in the superiority and advocated the supremacy of the Slavs
adjective
admiring the Slavs and Slavonic culture, etc
(sometimes not capital)
(in 19th-century Russia) of, characteristic of, or relating to the Slavophiles