Philoxenia

//ˌfɪloʊˈziːniə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality. uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φῐλοξενῐ́ᾱ (phĭloxenĭ́ā).

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