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- adjective   Lacking in 
hospitality ,accessibility andcordiality . 
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Examples
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If he goes, he looks good to them; if he is blocked from going, he has made the American public seem "unwelcoming"--which is the reality of the situation, pretty much.
September 2007 2007
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His expression was unwelcoming, an edge of desperation sharpening his features.
The Pleasure Seekers Melanie George 2003
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His expression was unwelcoming, an edge of desperation sharpening his features.
The Pleasure Seekers Melanie George 2003
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Muslim countries are "unwelcoming" to Palestinians? trackback from your own site.
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Most Americans welcome the influence of religion, at least in the abstract, while only a small and highly secularized segment of the population is decidedly unwelcoming.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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First, as Muslims in a state dominated by a mostly unwelcoming Jewish majority, and second, as women in a patriarchal and chauvinistic Arab society.
Yermi Brenner: Israeli Arab Women Struggle for Empowerment Yermi Brenner 2011
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First, as Muslims in a state dominated by a mostly unwelcoming Jewish majority, and second, as women in a patriarchal and chauvinistic Arab society.
Yermi Brenner: Israeli Arab Women Struggle for Empowerment Yermi Brenner 2011
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I had been to Spokane before, twice, and enjoyed my stay, but this time the city seemed unwelcoming.
Miles to Go Richard Paul Evans 2011
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First, as Muslims in a state dominated by a mostly unwelcoming Jewish majority, and second, as women in a patriarchal and chauvinistic Arab society.
Yermi Brenner: Israeli Arab Women Struggle for Empowerment Yermi Brenner 2011
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First, as Muslims in a state dominated by a mostly unwelcoming Jewish majority, and second, as women in a patriarchal and chauvinistic Arab society.
Yermi Brenner: Israeli Arab Women Struggle for Empowerment Yermi Brenner 2011
 
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