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glottophobia

glottophobia noun: linguistic xenophobia, linguicism; discrimination against people based on their native language or dialect.

Noun

glottophobia (uncountable)

  1. linguistic xenophobia, linguicism; discrimination against people based on their native language or dialect.
    • Most of those migrants are Latinos who speak Spanish, which in theory means one less obstacle for the new arrivals, but in practice, many of these migrants face discrimination based on their accent, also known as glottophobia.2026 March 23, “Immigrants say Spain is overcome with ‘linguistic racism’”, in The World (podcast), PRX

Origin of glottophobia

From glotto- + -phobia, derived from the French word French glottophobie, which was defined by Philippe Blanchet in 2008.

Questions about glottophobia

What does glottophobia mean?
Glottophobia means linguistic xenophobia, linguicism; discrimination against people based on their native language or dialect.
What part of speech is glottophobia?
Glottophobia is a noun.

Words near glottophobia in the dictionary

  1. glottology
  2. glottometrics
  3. glottonym
  4. glottonyms
  5. glottophagy
  6. glottophobia
  7. glottopolitics
  8. Glouc
  9. Gloucester
  10. Gloucester City
  11. Gloucester College

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