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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

"There is no space for xenophobia, racism, sexism, Afrophobia or any other forms of intolerance in South Africa," he said, explaining his coalition government's five-point strategy to deal with the crisis.

From BBC Jun. 16, 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

In the near and paranoiac past of most countries in transition, terror-filled xenophobia was both a wise survival tactic and an indoctrinated instinct.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin




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