Anglophilia

[ ang-gluh-fil-ee-uh ]

noun

1. a strong admiration or enthusiasm for England, its people, and things English.

Other Words From

• An·glo·phil·i·ac [ang-gl, uh, -, fil, -ee-ak], Anglo·philic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Anglophilia¹

First recorded in 1895–90; Anglo- + -philia

Example Sentences

Yet their overt Anglophilia is a testament to the capaciousness of identity, to the back-and-forth desires of assimilation and distinction.

From New York Times

McCarthy would mock their cosmopolitan associations, their Anglophilia, their gilded careers as international financiers and the heads of major corporations.

From Salon

I’ve spent the last four decades trying to understand my Anglophilia.

From Washington Post

“What should have been an easy cash-in — cute pups with a splash of Anglophilia thrown in — has somehow morphed into something deeply unpleasant, and in no way suitable for children,” the Independent wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

That should have been a clue to the extent of her Anglophilia, I now realize, along with her emphatic insistence that her children "speak the Queen's English" whenever we'd lapse into slang.

From Salon