Europhile
Admiration and fondness of Europe
None
Not to be confused with
Urophile
or
Herophilos
.
This article is about positive attitudes towards
Europe
in general. For support for the European Union, see
Pro-Europeanism
.
A Europhile is a person who is fond of, admires, or loves European culture , society, history , food , music etc. [1] [2] In its narrower, and often pejorative sense, the term europhile is most often used in Europe itself in a political context, that is, in the context of an uncritical attitude towards the European Union. It refers to organizations and individuals with explicitly unquestioning pro-European attitudes, as opposed to Eurosceptics and Europhobes.
See also
Notes
- ↑ "Europhile" , English Collins Dictionary. "A person who admires Europe, Europeans."
- ↑ A Glossary of the European Union , by Alistair Jones , pg.69. "A Europhile .. is likely to enthuse over European culture and society."