Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Word of the Day 4-17-12

Xenophilia:
1. An attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
 
Origin: The opposite of xenophobia , xenophilia  has the same Greek roots. It literally means "attracted to strangers." It first appeared in English in the 1920s and was used heavily after the Second World War.

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