philhellène
French, noun/fi.lɛ.lɛn/
philhellène is a French feminine noun meaning “philhellene (a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui apprécie les Grecs et leur culture”.
What does philhellène mean in English?
adjective
- 1
philhellene, philhellenic (supportive of Greek national independence)
noun
- 1
femininemasculinephilhellene (a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29)
- 2
femininemasculinephilhellene, Hellenophile (a lover of Greece or Greek culture)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Favorable à l’indépendance grecque.
noun: 1. Personne qui apprécie les Grecs et leur culture. 2. Partisan de la Grèce contre l’Empire ottoman lors de la guerre d’indépendance grecque.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of philhellène
- philhellènes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce philhellène?
- /fi.lɛ.lɛn/
- /fi.le.lɛn/
- \fi.lɛ.lɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is philhellène in French?
philhellène appears about once in every 44 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).