Oikophobe

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who suffers from oikophobia, especially one who identifies with a global group rather than feelings of patriotism or chauvinism.

    "The oikophobe is, in his own eyes, a defender of enlightened universalism against local chauvinism. And it is the rise of the oikophobe that has led to the growing crisis of legitimacy in the nation states of Europe."

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"The oikophobe is, in his own eyes, a defender of enlightened universalism against local chauvinism. And it is the rise of the oikophobe that has led to the growing crisis of legitimacy in the nation states of Europe."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) + -phobe.

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