This glossary has been written to encourage debate and discussion.
It has been written from a Scottish perspective. This means terms used within Scotland may not have equivalent meaning when transferred to another part of the world. It has also to be remembered that terms are evolving and developing all the time and what is offered here reflects the discussions as it stands when this was written in June 2004.
| Xenophobia | Fear (phobia) of strangers (xeno-) and of the unknown. An intense fear or dislike of foreign people, their customs and culture, or foreign things. |
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