russophile

Rus·so·phile

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ruhs-uh-fahyl]
- /ˈrʌs əˌfaɪl/
- /rˈʌsəfˌaɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhs-uh-fahyl]
- /ˈrʌs əˌfaɪl/

Definitions of russophile word

noun russophile a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc. 1
noun russophile an admirer of Russia or the former Soviet Union, its customs, political system, etc 0
adjective russophile showing admiration of Russia or the former Soviet Union 0
noun russophile a person who strongly admires Russia or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc. 0

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Origin of russophile

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; Russo- + -phile

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Parts of speech for Russophile

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Russophile

russophile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

russophile usage trend in Literature

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