xenophilia

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xenophilia

Rhymes with -ɪliə

noun

  1. uncountable An attraction to or love of foreign people, manners or culture.
  2. uncountable Love (especially sexual love) between humans and extraterrestrials. While it may appear that Sturgeon has thus become an advocate of homoeroticism, incest, xenophilia, and other exotic or decadent sexual practices, he remains committed rather to the ideals of understanding and tolerance.

Opposite: xenophobia

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noun

Opposite: xenophobia

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noun attraction or love for foreign people, manners or culture

Españolxenofilia
Portuguêsxenofilia
Françaisxénophilie
DeutschXenophilie
Italianoesterofilia
Ελληνικάξενοφιλία xenofilía
Românăxenofilie
Русскийксенофи́лия ksenofílija, ксенофили́я ksenofilíja

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@misc{xenophilia_2026,
  title = {xenophilia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xenophilia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}