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Definition of xenophobia

The term xenophobia comes from Greek. Xenos - means "stranger" but also "guest" - and phobos translates as "fear". Thus, it means fear of the foreign. A dismissive attitude towards the unknown. Author: 3sat/nano/Eva Münstermann,Nicola Burfeindt/Uli Weinlein,Dirk Janßen/tricky Translation and dubbi

Historical development of xenophobia

Prejudices against foreigners have already been handed down from ancient times. The ancient Greeks called foreigners "barbarians". At first, this only referred to everyone who did not speak Greek. Author: 3sat/nano/SPIEGEL TV GmbH /Denise Dismer, John A. Kantara/Jakob Kastner/Ezra Tsegaye/Jochen Sc