| NOUN | person | alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlander | a person who comes from a foreign country |
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| person | alien, stranger, unknown | anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found | |
| person | alien, extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial | a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | alien, foreign | not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something |
| all | alien, exotic | being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world | |
| VERB | possession | alien, alienate | transfer property or ownership |
| Sounds | ey'liyahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something. | |
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| Example | "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism" | |
| Synonym | foreign | |
| Broader | extrinsic | not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside |
| Spanish | ajeno, extrínseco | |
| Catalan | aliè, extrínsec | |
| Meaning | Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world. | |
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| Example | "alien customs" | |
| Synonym | exotic | |
| Broader | foreign, strange | relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world |
| Spanish | exótica, exótico, extranjero, extraño, foráneo, forastero | |
| Catalan | aliè, estranger, estrany, forà, foraster | |
| Nouns | alien | a person who comes from a foreign country |
| alien | anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found | |
| alien | a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere | |
| Meaning | A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country / country. | |
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| Synonyms | foreigner, noncitizen, outlander | |
| Narrower | au pair | A young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework |
| exile, deportee | A person who is expelled from home or country by authority | |
| gringo | A Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen) | |
| import, importee | An imported person brought from a foreign country | |
| metic | An alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city | |
| Broader | traveler, traveller | A person who changes location |
| Opposite | citizen | A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community |
| Spanish | extranjera, extranjero, foráneo, forastero, outlander | |
| Catalan | estrangera, estranger, estranya, estrany, forà, forastera, foraster, outlander | |
| Adjectives | alien | being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world |
| Meaning | Anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found. | |
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| Synonyms | stranger, unknown | |
| Narrower | foreigner, outsider | someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group |
| Broader | intruder, interloper, trespasser | someone who intrudes / intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
| Opposite | acquaintance, friend | A person with whom you are acquainted |
| Spanish | extrangero, extranjero, extraño, forastero, intruso | |
| Catalan | desconegut, estranger, estrany, foraster, intrús | |
| Adjectives | alien | being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world |
| Meaning | A form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere. | |
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| Synonyms | extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial | |
| Broader | hypothetical creature | A creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized to exist |
| Spanish | alienígena, extraterrestre | |
| Catalan | alienígena, extraterrestre | |
| Adjectives | alien | being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world |
| Meaning | transfer property or ownership. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The will aliened the property to the heirs" | |
| Synonym | alienate | |
| Broader | transfer | Cause to change ownership |
| Spanish | alienar | |
| Catalan | alienar | |
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