xenophobic
adjective/ˌzɛnəˈfoʊbɪk/
Frequency rank: #12,347 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Having or showing a strong dislike or fear of people from other countries or cultures.
Example sentence
Some residents became xenophobic after years of conflict with neighboring communities.
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