Europhile
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Admiration and fondness of Europe
Not to be confused with Urophile or Herophilos.
This article is about positive attitudes towards Europe in general. For support for the European Union, see Pro-Europeanism.
A Europhile is a person who is fond of, admires, or loves European culture, society, history, food, music etc.[1] [2] In its narrower, and often pejorative sense, the term europhile is most often used in Europe itself in a political context, that is, in the context of an uncritical attitude towards the European Union. It refers to organizations and individuals with explicitly unquestioning pro-European attitudes, as opposed to Eurosceptics and Europhobes.
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[edit ]- ^ "Europhile", English Collins Dictionary. "A person who admires Europe, Europeans."
- ^ A Glossary of the European Union, by Alistair Jones, pg.69. "A Europhile .. is likely to enthuse over European culture and society."
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