Indophobic

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adjective

Exhibiting or relating to Indophobia.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveIndophobic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableExhibiting or relating to Indophobia.

    The fiercest peak of Indophobic violence was reached during the May–June 1930 riots, and then in July–September 1938, with clear anti-Muslim overtones.

    2015, Jayati Bhattacharya, Coonoor Kripalani, Indian and Chinese Immigrant Communities: Comparative Perspectives, Anthem Press, →ISBN, page 116
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    The extreme Indophobic discomfort with the connection of Sanskrit with Greek and Latin was exemplified by the conviction of the Scottish philosopher Dugald Stewart, who, without knowing a word of the language, proposed that Sanskrit was not a cognate of Greek, it was Greek.

    2001, Edwin Bryant, The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture: The Indo-Aryan Migration Debate, Oxford University Press, →ISBN

    Even the Hindus have more knowledge than us in some matters of astronomy and mathematics'—a virtually unprecedented admission for the often Indophobic Abdul Lateef.

    2002, William Dalrymple, White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India, Penguin, →ISBN, page 95

Origin

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APA

Indophobic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indophobic

MLA

“Indophobic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indophobic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indophobic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indophobic.

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