philhellene

noun

One who admires Greece or the Greeks.

noun

A friend of Greece; a foreigner who supports the cause and interests of the Hellenes; particularly, one who favored, supported, or actually assisted the modern Greeks in their successful struggle with the Turks for independence.

noun

A friend of Greece, or of the Greeks; a philhellenist.

noun

a lover of Greek culture and Greece.

noun

a supporter of the cause of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of indepence in 1821-29 (see Philhellenism).

adjective

characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things

noun

an admirer of Greece and everything Greek