First Known Use: 1903
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xenophobia
noun xe·no·pho·bia \ˌze-nə-ˈfō-bē-ə, ˌzē-\
: fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
Full Definition of XENOPHOBIA
: fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
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xenophobia
noun xe·no·pho·bia \ˌzen-ə-ˈfō-bē-ə, ˌzēn-\
Medical Definition of XENOPHOBIA
: fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
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