English Dictionary

philhellene

noun

A lover of Greece or Greek culture. / (now historical) Specifically, a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29.

He is a philhellene and loves everything about Greece.

意味（1）

A lover of Greece or Greek culture.

意味（2）

(now historical) Specifically, a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29.

Some historians have suggested that modern ‘humanitarian intervention’ began with the philhellenes in Greece in the 1820.