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Meaning of Xenodochy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Reception of strangers; hospitality.

Equivalents

العربية ضيافة الغرباء

Examples

“Bushmen, as a class, are a very hospitable race — generous in their sympathies, fond of practising the virtue of xenodochy, entertain strangers with a rough but ready welcome; and it is a pity to see men of this stamp tossed about as they are.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

xenodollar xenodontine xenoembryo xenoencyclopedia xenoengineering xenoengraftment

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