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xe·no·phile | \ ˈze-nə-ˌfī(-ə)l 
, ˈzē- \
, ˈzē- \Definition of xenophile
: one attracted to foreign things (such as styles or people)
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“Xenophile.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/xenophile. Accessed 28 January 2020.
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The first known use of xenophile was in 1948
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