Xenophilia Definition

  • Xenophilia means an affection for unknown/foreign objects or peoples. It is the opposite of xenophobia or xenophoby. The word is a modern coinage from the Greek "xenos" (?έ???) (stranger, unknown, foreign) and "philia" (???ί?) (love, attraction), though the word itself is not found in classical Greek.
  • Cultural xenophilia according to some sources can be connected with cultural cringe, or the feeling that one's own culture is inferior.
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