xenophilia

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

noun

an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.

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Origin of xenophilia

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

Related formsxen·o·phil·ic, adjective

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Word Origin and History for xenophilic

adj.

1974, from xenophile + -ic.

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