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xenophobic (ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪk)
Definitions
adjective
- having or showing a hatred or fear of foreigners or strangers or of their politics
or culture ⇒
Xenophobic nationalism is on the rise in some West European countries.
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = racist, nationalist, bigoted, parochial, insular, isolationist, ethnocentric, racialist, ethnocentrist
Translations for 'xenophobic'
- British English: xenophobic If you describe someone as xenophobic, you disapprove of them because they show strong dislike or fear of people from other countries. ADJECTIVEXenophobic nationalism is on the rise in some countries.
- Brazilian Portuguese: xenófobo
- Chinese: 排外的
- European Spanish: xenófobo xenófoba
- French: xénophobe
- German: fremdenfeindlich
- Italian: xenofobo xenofoba
- Japanese: 外国人嫌いの
- Korean: 외국인을 혐오하는
- Portuguese: xenófobo xenófoba
- Spanish: xenófobo xenófoba
Example Sentences Including 'xenophobic'
xenophobic snobbery that held all places outside the capital as poor imitations.An Older Woman
'They were racist, xenophobic , thick, illiterate, parochial', says Collins, summing up the prevailing view.Spiked (2005)
From the perspective of many foreign doctors, the HPCSA is rather xenophobic.SA Star (2005)
He added: `Britain has unleashed a torrent of xenophobic hatred.Sun, News of the World (1999)
I HAVE been travelling in Japan for more than a fortnight now, and I must confess that I am getting increasingly xenophobic.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
`The British are xenophobic , they can't get used to anything strange or different.The Golden Thread - Asian experiences of post-Raj Britain
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