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anglophile

/ˈæŋɡləfaɪl/noun

उच्चारण ऐंग्लफ़ाइल

अंग्रेज़-प्रेमी

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noun
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    a person who is not British but who likes Britain or British things very much

    अंग्रेज़-प्रेमी

    • The writer was a confirmed anglophile.
    • My neighbour is an anglophile who drinks tea at four and follows English county cricket.
    • As an anglophile, he loved British novels and rainy afternoons.
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    • Her grandfather was a lifelong anglophile who collected English teacups.
    • The professor was known as an anglophile, though he had never left India.

    Synonyms admirer of Britain

    Opposite anglophobe

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

admirer of Britain

Antonyms

anglophobe

AaSpelling

an·glo·phile

§Grammar and usage

The opposite suffix -phobe means a person who fears or hates: anglophobe, xenophobe, technophobe.

विपरीत suffix -phobe का अर्थ डरने या घृणा करने वाला: anglophobe, xenophobe, technophobe।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

A lover of books is a bibliophile; of wine an oenophile; of France a Francophile; of foreign things a xenophile; of mankind a philanthropist.

किताबों का प्रेमी bibliophile; वाइन का oenophile; फ़्रांस का Francophile; विदेशी चीज़ों का xenophile; मानव जाति का philanthropist।