"xenophilia" meaning in English

See xenophilia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Rhymes: -ɪliə Etymology: From xeno- + -philia. Etymology templates: {{af|en|xeno-|-philia}} xeno- + -philia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} xenophilia (uncountable)
  1. an attraction to or love of foreign people, manners or culture Tags: uncountable Translations (attraction or love for foreign people, manners or culture): ксенофилия (ksenofilija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), xenofília [feminine] (Catalan), xenofilie [feminine] (Dutch), ksenofilia (Finnish), xénophilie [feminine] (French), ქსენოფილია (ksenopilia) (Georgian), Xenophilie [feminine] (German), ξενοφιλία (xenofilía) [feminine] (Greek), esterofilia [feminine] (Italian), ksenofilia [feminine] (Polish), xenofilia [feminine] (Portuguese), xenofilie [feminine] (Romanian), ксенофи́лия (ksenofílija) [feminine] (Russian), ксенофили́я (ksenofilíja) [feminine] (Russian), xenofilia [feminine] (Spanish), ксенофілі́я (ksenofilíja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-xenophilia-en-noun-uC16VpP6 Disambiguation of 'attraction or love for foreign people, manners or culture': 87 13
  2. (science fiction) love (especially sexual love) between humans and extraterrestrials Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Science fiction, Philias
    Sense id: en-xenophilia-en-noun-M6ZSrqWp Disambiguation of Philias: 21 79 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with xeno-, English terms suffixed with -philia, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with xeno-: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -philia: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 20 80 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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