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Yellow peril Moderate

Yellow peril has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples

2

The alleged threat to Western nations by East Asians, especially Chinese or Japanese people, due to their vast population, non-Western cultures, or supposed antagonism to the West.

3

Alternative letter-case form of yellow peril

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
menace
Rhyming Words
aril gril vril bril moril cyril peril thril avril kyril toril kiril maril april zoril emeril jibril nytril torril ferril
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