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   alien

   /ˈeɪlɪən/

   adjective

   • 1. belonging to a foreign country: "an alien culture" Similar foreignoverseasnon-nativeexternaldistantremoteOpposite native
   • ▪ (of a plant or animal species) introduced from another country and later naturalized: "many food chains are based upon alien plants"
   • 2. unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful: "principles that are alien to them" Similar unfamiliarunknownunheard offoreignstrangepeculiaroddbizarreoutlandishremoteexoticnovelincompatible withunusual foropposed toconflicting withcontrary toadverse toin conflict withat variance withantagonistic tounacceptable torepugnant tohostile toinimical torare:oppugnant toOpposite familiarfamiliar
   • 3. supposedly from another world; extraterrestrial: "alien beings" Similar extraterrestrialother-worldlyunearthlyMartianVenutianJovianOpposite earthly

   noun

   • 1. a foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where he or she is living: "an enemy alien" Similar foreignerforeign nationalnon-nativeimmigrantemigrantémigréincomernewcomervisitoroutsiderstrangerOpposite native
   • ▪ a plant or animal species originally introduced from another country and later naturalized.
   • 2. a hypothetical or fictional being from another world: "she discovers that the alien's spaceship has crashed" Similar extraterrestrialETMartianVenutianJovianinformal:little green man

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin alienus ‘belonging to another’, from alius ‘other’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. alienness noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   The meaning of ALIEN is belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing : strange. How to use alien in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Alien.

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   ALIEN meaning: 1. relating to creatures from another planet: 2. strange and not familiar: 3. coming from a…. Learn more.

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   noun. a creature from outer space; extraterrestrial. Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence ( citizen). resident alien, illegal alien. a foreigner. a person who has been estranged or excluded.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishALIEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of alien – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ALIEN definition: 1. strange and not familiar: 2. relating to creatures from another planet: 3. a creature from…. Learn more.

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   noun. a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere. synonyms: extraterrestrial, extraterrestrial being. see more. adjective. not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something. “an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism”

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › alienAlien Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   ALIEN meaning: 1 : not familiar or like other things you have known different from what you are used to often + to; 2 : from another country foreign.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishalien noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of alien noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › alienAlien - definition of alien by The Free Dictionary

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    1. Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign: alien residents. 2. Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange. See Synonyms at foreign. 3. Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature: emotions alien to her temperament. n. Law. 1.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryALIEN - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    Definitions of 'alien'. 1. Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of. [formal, disapproval] [...] 2. If something is alien to you or to your normal feelings or behavior, it is not the way you would normally feel or behave. [formal] [...] 3.