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(satellite adjective) being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "moved to a strange country" |
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Synonyms: exotic, strange |
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(satellite adjective) not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature" |
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Synonyms: foreign |
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(noun) a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country |
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Synonyms: foreigner, noncitizen, outlander |
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Related Words: au pair, deportee, exile, gringo, import, metic, traveler, traveller |
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(noun) anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found |
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Synonyms: stranger, unknown |
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Related Words: foreigner, interloper, intruder, outsider, trespasser |
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(verb) arouse enmity or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness |
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Synonyms: alienate, disaffect, estrange |
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Related Words: repel, repulse, wean |
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(noun) a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere |
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Synonyms: extraterrestrial, extraterrestrial being |
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Related Words: hypothetical creature |
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