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xenophilia

[ zen-uh-fil-ee-uh, zee-nuh- ]

noun

  1. an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.


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Other Word Forms

  • o·󾱱i adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of xenophilia1

First recorded in 1955–60; xeno- + -philia
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Example Sentences

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“An inferiority complex has taken roots in the mind of many Chinese, xenophilia mixed with a worship of everything foreign,” Liu wrote.

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Added to that is Sweden’s xenophilia—its love of other cultures, in particular Anglo-American cultures.

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Hospitality - xenophilia - is the most prized of attributes in Greece.

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But bonobo xenophilia has its limits.

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