xenophile

[ zen-uh-fahyl, zee-nuh- ]

noun
  1. a person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.

Origin of xenophile

1
First recorded in 1945–50; xeno- + -phile

Words Nearby xenophile

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British Dictionary definitions for xenophile

xenophile

/ (ˈzɛnəˌfaɪl) /


noun
  1. a person who likes foreigners or things foreign

Origin of xenophile

1
C19: from Greek, from xeno- + -phile

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