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xenophile

[zen-uh-fahyl, zee-nuh-] /ˈzɛn əˌfaɪl, ˈzi nə-/
noun
1.
a person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
Origin of xenophile
1945-1950
1945-50; xeno- + -phile
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British Dictionary definitions for xenophile

xenophile

/ˈzɛnəˌfaɪl/
noun
1.
a person who likes foreigners or things foreign
Word Origin
C19: from Greek, from xeno- + -phile
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Word Origin and History for xenophile
nj.

1922, from xeno- "foreign, strange" + -phile.

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