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xenophobia Definition


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xenophobia
noun
    1. Intense fear or dislike of foreigners or strangers.
      Thesaurus: insularity, isolationism, ethnocentrism, ethnocentricity, racism.
Derivative: xenophobe
noun
    Derivative: xenophobic
    adj
      Having or showing an intense fear or dislike of foreigners
        Thesaurus: ethnocentric, racist, parochial, narrow-minded.
    Etymology: Early 20c.



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