Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person who is fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or of people from different countries or cultures.
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- noun One who
fears that which isunknown ; one who fearspeople who aredifferent fromoneself ,especially in the case offoreign people
Etymologies
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Examples
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Why aren't you called a xenophobe, a racist, a whatever?
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One would be more inclined to speak on issues such as immigration without feeling inhibited by the thought of being labelled a xenophobe or a racist.
Abuse Of Returning British Soldiers Reminder Of Problems In UK « Sigmund, Carl and Alfred 2009
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One would be more inclined to speak on issues such as immigration without feeling inhibited by the thought of being labelled a xenophobe or a racist.
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Than Shwe has been called a xenophobe, described as extremely unwilling to take criticism and reportedly grows enraged at the mention of the name Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Pim Fortuyn warned about all this in his book "Against the Islamitization of our culture," and was called a xenophobe and a total rightwinger, which he was NOT!
Muslim youth riot in Amsterdam.... GayandRight 2007
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Perhaps McCain is realizing that if you're going to be called a xenophobe no matter what your position is, you might as well court the voters who want a more secure border.
HolyCoast.com 2010
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"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe," Kenny reflected in one of the few printable passages from the memoir-on-tape he listened to in his car.
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We may not always agree but, for the most part, the conversation is good, the beer cold and I don't walk away frustrated from being called a xenophobe or racist after every other point.
Lone Star Times 2009
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"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe," Kenny reflected in one of the few printable passages from the memoir-on-tape he listened to in his car.
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"Sure, I've been called a xenophobe," Kenny reflected in one of the few printable passages from the memoir-on-tape he listened to in his car.
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