Xenomania

Xenomania
Xenomania Xen`o*ma"ni*a, n. [Gr. xe`nos strange + E. mania.] A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, foreign customs, institutions, manners, fashions, etc. [R.] --Saintsbury. [1913 Webster]

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