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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesxenofobia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /dze.no.foˈbi.a/
"L'educazione è la chiave per superare la xenofobia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.
"The politicians appealed to nationalism and xenophobia to win votes." - 2
Fear or hatred of that which is foreign, strange, or unknown.
"His hesitation to try foreign cuisines stemmed from a mild cultural xenophobia."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'xenos', meaning 'stranger' or 'foreigner', and 'phobos', meaning 'fear'. Coined in the late 19th century to describe an intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Xenophobia" is said worldwide
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xénophobie
Transliteration: /ɡze.nɔ.fɔ.bi/
"La xénophobie menace la cohésion sociale de la nation."
Xenophobie
Transliteration: /ksenofoˈbiː/
"Wir müssen aktiv gegen Xenophobie und Rassismus kämpfen."
xenofobia
Transliteration: /dze.no.foˈbi.a/
"L'educazione è la chiave per superare la xenofobia."
xenofobia
Transliteration: /ksenofoˈβia/
"La xenofobia es un obstáculo para la integración global."
xenofobia
Transliteration: /ʃe.no.foˈbi.a/
"A sociedade moderna deve rejeitar qualquer forma de xenofobia."
विदेशी द्वेष
Transliteration: videshi dwesh
"समाज में विदेशी द्वेष के लिए कोई स्थान नहीं होना चाहिए।"
仇外心理
Transliteration: qiú wài xīn lǐ
"我们必须消除社会上的仇外心理。"
제노포비아
Transliteration: jenopobia
"세계화 시대에 제노포비아는 극복되어야 합니다."
外国人嫌悪
Transliteration: gaikokujin ken'o
"外国人嫌悪の感情は国際協調を阻害します。"
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