Antiforeign

Quick meaning: Antiforeign is an adjective meaning Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.

Meaning

Opposed to foreigners or to what is foreign.

Example Sentences

With foreigners already wary of investing in Thailand, the last thing the country needed, analysts say, was a new law perceived as antiforeign.

Taken as a whole, however, the riots were anti-foreign, not anti-official. This was dramatically true in the Wu-hsüeh riot of June 5, where two foreigners were killed by an angry mob,⁴⁹ and the I-ch’ang riot of September 2, where responsible officials failed to take action and the collusion of important persons was widely suspected.⁵⁰

Synonyms for antiforeign

Depending on context, synonyms include xenophobic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include antiforeigner, antialien, antinational, antidomestic, antinationality, anti-national.

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