Germanophile

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A Germanophile, Teutonophile, or Teutophile

ethnic German or a German citizen. The love of the German way, called "Germanophilia" or "Teutonophilia", is the opposite of Germanophobia.[3]

History

The town of Leavenworth in the U.S. state of Washington is modeled after a Bavarian village.

The term "Germanophile" came into common use in the 19th to 20th centuries

philosopher, interpreted the geographic triad of Europe as comprising England (utilitarian pragmatism), France (revolutionary hastiness), and Germany (reflective thoroughness).[vague
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In 19th-century

Classical Antiquity
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In 19th-century Continental Europe, the dichotomy was rather between Germany and France, the main political players of the period, and a Germanophile would choose to side with Germany against French or "Romance" interests taken to heart by a Francophile. The corresponding term relating to England is Anglophile, an affinity, in turn, often observed in early-20th-century Germans choosing to side against French influence.

This term was also popularly used in the 20th century to refer to admirers and adherents of the

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A number of

Serb elites in the 19th century and in the interwar period were staunch Germanophiles.[5]

German people
and that, he warned, was why their corruption by the teachings of hatred was such a horrible crime.

Egyptian-born Ottoman military officer Aziz Ali al-Misri was a self-described Germanophile. He stated in an interview with Al-Ahram that after he learned of the German surrender in 1919 following WWI, he fell into a depression and considered committing suicide.[6] He would later try to go to Germany by various means during WWII without success. His rival in the Ottoman army, Enver Pasha, was also a Germanophile.

See also

References

  1. ^ "AlphaDictionary Free Online Dictionaries * Corrected List of Philias - Fears, Loves, Obsessions". Alphadictionary.com. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Germanophile - definition and meaning". Wordnik.com. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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  4. ^ Ngram chart of usage
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  6. ^ إنجي رشدي (21 July 1957). "حوار مع عزيز المصري".

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