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Slavophile

(släv′ə fīl′, slav′ə-)

noun

a person who strongly admires the Slavs or their customs, culture, influence, etc.

Origin: Slavo- + -phile

Related Forms:

Slavophilism noun

See Slavophile in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An admirer of Slavic peoples or their culture.
A person advocating the supremacy of Slavic culture, especially over western European influences, as in 19th-century Russia.

Related Forms:

Sla·vophˈi·lism (slə-vŏfˈə-lĭzˌəm) noun

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