xenophilia

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

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• xenophilic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of xenophilia¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post

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

From The New Yorker

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

From BBC

But bonobo xenophilia has its limits.

From New York Times