Slavophile
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Slav·o·phile
(slä′və-fīl′) also Slav·o·phil (-fĭl)n.
1. An admirer of Slavic peoples or their culture.
2. A person advocating the supremacy of Slavic culture, especially over western European influences, as in 19th-century Russia.
Sla·voph′i·lism (slə-vŏf′ə-lĭz′əm) n.
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Slavophile
(ˈslɑːvəʊfɪl; -ˌfaɪl) orSlavophil
n
1. (Peoples) a person who admires the Slavs or their cultures
2. (Historical Terms) (sometimes not capital) (in 19th-century Russia) a person who believed in the superiority and advocated the supremacy of the Slavs
adj
3. (Peoples) admiring the Slavs and Slavonic culture, etc
4. (Historical Terms) (sometimes not capital) (in 19th-century Russia) of, characteristic of, or relating to the Slavophiles
Slavophilism n
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Slav•o•phile
(ˈslɑ vəˌfaɪl, -fɪl, ˈslæv ə-)also Slav•o•phil
(-fɪl)n.
a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
[1875–80]
Sla•voph•i•lism (sləˈvɒf əˌlɪz əm, ˈslɑ və fɪˌlɪz əm, ˈslæv ə-) n.
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