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Slavophil

[slah-vuh-fahyl, -fil, slav-uh-]

Slav·o·phile

[slah-vuh-fahyl, -fil, slav-uh-]
noun
1.
a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
2.
one of a group of mid-19th century Russian intellectuals who favored traditional cultural practices over Western innovations, especially in political and religious life.
adjective
3.
admiring or favoring the Slavs and Slavic interests, aims, customs, etc.

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Slavophil is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Also, Slav·o·phil [slah-vuh-fil, slav-uh-] .


Origin:
1875–80; Slavo- + -phile; compare Russian slavyanofíl

Sla·voph·i·lism [sluh-vof-uh-liz-uhm, slah-vuh-fil-iz-uhm, slav-uh-] , noun
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Slavophile or Slavophil (ˈslɑːvəʊfɪl, -ˌfaɪl)
 
n
1.  a person who admires the Slavs or their cultures
2.  (sometimes not capital) (in 19th-century Russia) a person who believed in the superiority and advocated the supremacy of the Slavs
 
adj
3.  admiring the Slavs and Slavonic culture, etc
4.  (sometimes not capital) (in 19th-century Russia) of, characteristic of, or relating to the Slavophiles
 
Slavophil or Slavophil
 
n
 
adj
 
Slavophilism or Slavophil
 
n

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