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Celtophobia

Celtophobia noun: hatred against Celtic peoples.

Noun

Celtophobia (uncountable)

  1. Hatred against Celtic peoples.
    • But it is the hard fate of those who stand on the side of the party of prejudice; and I have seen Celtophobia developed by contagion in men who once seemed incapable of it.1897, John Mackinnon Robertson, The Saxon and the Celt: A Study in Sociology

Origin of Celtophobia

From Celto- + -phobia. Attested since the 19th century.

Words formed from Celtophobia

Questions about Celtophobia

What does Celtophobia mean?
Celtophobia means hatred against Celtic peoples.
What part of speech is Celtophobia?
Celtophobia is a noun.

Words near Celtophobia in the dictionary

  1. Celtophile
  2. Celtophiles
  3. Celtophils
  4. Celtophobe
  5. Celtophobes
  6. Celtophobia
  7. Celtophobic
  8. celts
  9. celtuce
  10. celtuces
  11. celure

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