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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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