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An·glo·phobe

(ăng′glə-fōb′)

One who dislikes or fears England, its people, or its culture.

An′glo·pho′bi·a n.

An′glo·pho′bic adj.

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Anglophobe

(ˈæŋɡləʊˌfəʊb)

1. a person who hates or fears England or its people

2. Canadian a person who hates or fears Canadian Anglophones

ˌAngloˈphobia n

ˌAngloˈphobic adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

An•glo•phobe

(ˈæŋ gləˌfoʊb)

n.

a person who hates or fears England or anything English.

[1865–70]

An`glo•pho′bi•a, n.

An`glo•pho′bi•ac`, An`glo•pho′bic, adj.

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anglophobe - a person who hates England and everything English

hater - a person who hates

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anglofob

anglophobe

[ˈæŋgləʊfəʊb] N → anglófobo/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Anglophobe

n → Anglophobe(r) mf (form), → Englandhasser(in) m(f), → Englandfeind(in) m(f)

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anglophobe

[ˈæŋgləʊfəʊb] n → anglofobo/a

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