Philhellenist

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Philhellenist \Phil*hel"len*ist\, n. [Philo- + Gr. "E`llhn a
     Greek: cf. F. philhell[`e]ne.]
     A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks;
     particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for
     independence against the Turks; a philhellene.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  philhellenist
       n : an admirer of Greece and everything Greek [syn: {philhellene},
            {Graecophile}]