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filomonarchiche

pro-monarchist

adjective fee-loh-moh-NAR-kee-keh Rare

Origin: Greek philos (loving) + monarchia (monarchy)

Also means

royalist (feminine plural)

Usage Note

Filomonarchiche is the feminine plural form of filomonarchico, meaning 'pro-monarchy' or 'royalist'. The prefix filo- (from Greek philos, loving) is productive in Italian political vocabulary: filosovietico, filoamericano, filoeuropeo. The masculine plural is filomonarchici. The word appears mainly in historical or political writing, especially regarding the period around Italian unification or 20th-century political debates.

Examples

"Le forze filomonarchiche si opposero alla repubblica."

Natural Translation

The pro-monarchist forces opposed the republic.

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