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philoxenia

/ˌfɪloʊˈziːniə/

philoxenia noun: love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality.

Noun

philoxenia (uncountable)

  1. Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality.

Origin of philoxenia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῐλοξενῐ́ᾱ (phĭloxenĭ́ā).

Questions about philoxenia

What does philoxenia mean?
Philoxenia means love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality.
What part of speech is philoxenia?
Philoxenia is a noun.
How do you pronounce philoxenia?
Philoxenia is pronounced /ˌfɪloʊˈziːniə/.

Words near philoxenia in the dictionary

  1. philotherian
  2. philotherians
  3. philotherm
  4. philotherms
  5. philotimia
  6. philoxenia
  7. Philoxenian
  8. philoxenic
  9. philoxeny
  10. philozoic
  11. philozoist

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