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Definition of: Philhellene
(fil·hel′ēn) noun
1. One who loves Greece or the Greeks.
2. A sympathizer with the modern Greeks in their effort (1821–29) to throw off the Turkish yoke and revive the Greek nation. Also Phil·hel′le·nist. [<Gk. philellēn loving Greeks <phileein love + Hellēn a Greek]
—Phil·hel·len·ic (fil′he·len′ik) adjective
—Phil·hel′le·nism noun
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