"Germanophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: germanophobia [alternative]
Etymology: From Germano- + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|Germano|phobia}} Germano- + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Germanophobia (uncountable)
  1. The hatred or fear of Germany, its people and culture. Tags: uncountable Translations (hatred or fear of Germany or anything German): germanofobie [feminine] (Dutch), germanophobie [feminine] (French), antigermanisme [masculine] (French), Germanophobie [feminine] (German), Deutschfeindlichkeit [feminine] (German), germanofobia [feminine] (Italian), germanofobie [feminine] (Romanian), германофо́бия (germanofóbija) [feminine] (Russian), германофо́бство (germanofóbstvo) [neuter] (Russian), germanofobi [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Germanophobia-en-noun-1RY6RPqi Categories (other): Germany Disambiguation of Germany: 96 4 Disambiguation of 'hatred or fear of Germany or anything German': 62 38
  2. The hatred or fear of the presence of the German language and its native speakers. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: Teutonophobia, Teutophobia Related terms: Germanophobe, Germanophobic
    Sense id: en-Germanophobia-en-noun-pujTETV0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with Germano-, English terms suffixed with -phobia, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Forms of discrimination, Phobias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with Germano-: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phobia: 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Forms of discrimination: 34 66 Disambiguation of Phobias: 3 97

Alternative forms

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