"Yankophile" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Yank + -o- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Yank|-o-|-phile}} Yank + -o- + -phile Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Yankophile (not comparable)
  1. (informal) American-loving; admiring American culture. Tags: informal, not-comparable Synonyms: Yankophilic Related terms: shoneen
    Sense id: en-Yankophile-en-adj-kSZPxf0L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Noun

Forms: Yankophiles [plural]
Etymology: From Yank + -o- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Yank|-o-|-phile}} Yank + -o- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} Yankophile (plural Yankophiles)
  1. (informal) A non-American who loves or admires the United States. Tags: informal Related terms: Yankophilic
    Sense id: en-Yankophile-en-noun-F0976b98 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o-, English terms suffixed with -phile, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of People: 0 100

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