Slavophile

See also: slavophile

English

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Etymology

From Slavo- +‎ -phile.

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Noun

Slavophile (plural Slavophiles)

  1. One who likes Slavic peoples, their countries, and their cultures.
  2. A person who is interested in the development and prosperity of the Slavic race.
    • 2004, K. A. Lantz, The Dostoevsky Encyclopedia, →ISBN, page 399:
      As Dostoevsky wrote in 1877, "In many respects my convictions are purely Slavophile ones, although I am perhaps not a complete Slavophile."

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