- Hibernophile
- 1. noun2. adjectiveLoving Ireland and/or Irish culture.See Also: Hibernophilia
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Hibernophile — A Hibernophile is a person who is fond of Irish culture, Irish language and Ireland in general. Its antonym is Hibernophobe.The term is often used in particular for people all over the world (in America especially in areas where a large number of … Wikipedia
Hibernia — is the Classical Latin name for the island of Ireland. Etymology Hibernia, the Roman name for Ireland, was taken from Greek geographical accounts, particularly Claudius Ptolemy s Geographia , where it appears as polytonic|Ἰουερνία Iouernia . The… … Wikipedia
Hibernia (disambiguation) — Hibernia has several meanings:* Hibernia (main article), a name for Ireland given by the Romans * Hibernia (personification), used occasionally as a National personification of Ireland * Hibernophile, someone very interested in Irish culture *… … Wikipedia
Buckingham Palace Conference — and avert what a feared civil war on the issue. BackgroundSince the 1870s a concerted campaign had been made by Irish Nationalist leaders in Westminster to have home rule (regional self government) introduced into Ireland. [Four Home Rule Bills,… … Wikipedia
-phil- — Suffixes with the common part phil ( phile, philia, philic) are used to specify some kind of attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something. They are antonymic to suffixes phob . Phil (Philo ) may also be… … Wikipedia
Hibernophilia — noun A love of Ireland and Irish culture. See Also: Hibernophile … Wiktionary
