"antiforeign" meaning in English

See antiforeign in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more antiforeign [comparative], most antiforeign [superlative]
Etymology: From anti- + foreign. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|foreign}} anti- + foreign Head templates: {{en-adj}} antiforeign (comparative more antiforeign, superlative most antiforeign)
  1. Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign. Synonyms: xenophobic Derived forms: antiforeignism Translations (opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign): antiestrangeiro (Portuguese)
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