xenophilia
English
noun
Definitions
- an attraction to or love of foreign people, manners or culture
- (science fiction) love (especially sexual love) between humans and extraterrestrials
Etymology
Compound from English xeno- (foreign) + English -philia.
Origin
English
-philia
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -philia English
- blackophilia English
- xeno- English
- ξένος Ancient Greek
- φιλία Ancient Greek