Antedating of "Xenophobia"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
Sun Feb 3 15:30:05 UTC 2013


xenophobia (OED 1919)

1903 _Current Literature_ Oct. (American Periodical Series)  In Mexico, however, even the hateful European term of Xenophobia does not exist.  Instead, the foreigner meets with a hearty welcome.

Fred Shapiro

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