philhellenist

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philhellenist - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Philhellenist \Phil*hel"len*ist\, n. [Philo- + Gr. "E`llhn a
     Greek: cf. F. philhell[`e]ne.]
     A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks;
     particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for
     independence against the Turks; a philhellene.
     [1913 Webster]

philhellenist - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  philhellenist
      n 1: an admirer of Greece and everything Greek [syn:
           philhellene, philhellenist, Graecophile]