SINCE 1828
anti-foreign
adjective
an·ti-for·eign
| \ ˌan-tē-ˈfȯr-ən
, -ˈfär-, ˌan-tī-\
, -ˈfär-, ˌan-tī-\
Definition of anti-foreign
: opposed to or hostile toward foreigners
anti-foreign sentiments A few years after that, anti-Catholic and anti-foreign feelings merged in a nativist crusade called the Know-Nothing movement.— Bernard A. Weisberger
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