XENOMANIA

Etymology

Noun

xenomania (uncountable)

A strong preference for foreign customs, manners, or institutions; the gaining of pleasure from meeting strangers or visiting foreign countries.

An obsession with strangers.

Source: Wiktionary


Xen`o*ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [Gr. xe`nos strange + E. mania.]

Definition: A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, foreign customs, institutions, manners, fashions, etc. [R.] Saintsbury.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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