Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

persophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-sophil-ia
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A love or admiration of Persia, Iran, or Persian culture; Iranophilia

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The philhellene elements were put out of action by Persian and persophile domination."

Etymology

From Perso- + -philia.

Usage

Uncountable

Antonyms

Persophobia

Questions

What does persophilia mean?: A love or admiration of Persia, Iran, or Persian culture; Iranophilia
Where does persophilia come from?: From Perso- + -philia.

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