antiforeignism
noun
the policy or practice of showing hostility toward foreigners, foreign customs, etc.
antiforeign
-
a word derived from
antiforeignism.
Example Sentences
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At one point Mr. Chau references the Boxer Rebellion, an antiforeign movement in China at the turn of the 20th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2013
Faced with the growing strength of anti-American and antiforeign feelings, the U.S. and other Western embassies began a hectic and confused evacuation of families and nonessential personnel from Iran.
From Time Magazine Archive
"West Germans have taken to defending the Turks against antiforeign slander coming from the east."
From Time Magazine Archive
Last May William Jovanovich, chairman of the Florida-based publishing firm of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, made unabashed appeals to antiforeign sentiment while fending off British Press Lord Robert Maxwell's $1.7 billion takeover bid.
From Time Magazine Archive
Though both projects were defeated, they revealed a strong antiforeign sentiment and much dissatisfaction on the part of the negro population.
From Hispanic Nations of the New World; a chronicle of our southern neighbors by William R. (William Robert) Shepherd
