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xenophobia

[zen-uh-foh-bee-uh, zee-nuh-] / ˌzɛn əˈfoʊ bi ə, ˌzi nə- /


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"We've taken a firm stand against hatred for people from other countries, xenophobia or Afrophobia," Ramaphosa said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Previous waves of xenophobia were localized and universally condemned by politicians, said Loren Landau, a senior researcher with the African Centre for Migration & Society at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

He also told South Africans there was "no space for xenophobia, racism, sexism, Afrophobia or any other forms of intolerance in South Africa".

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Waves of xenophobia had swept the nation at the turn of the century following a massive surge of immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe.

From Salon ● May 26, 2026

Competing influences, paranoia, xenophobia and adverse circumstances all conspired to fracture the religious landscape.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Samuel Vaknin


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