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- Dictionaryalien/ˈeɪlɪən/
adjective
- 1. belonging to a foreign country: "an alien culture" Similar Opposite
- 2. unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful: "principles that are alien to them" Similar Opposite
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 Opposite
- 2. a hypothetical or fictional being from another world: "she discovers that the alien's spaceship has crashed" Similar
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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.
ALIEN definition: 1. relating to creatures from another planet: 2. strange and not familiar: 3. coming from a…. Learn more.
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”
noun. a person owing allegiance to a country other than that in which he lives; foreigner. any being or thing foreign to the environment in which it now exists. (in science fiction) a being from another world, sometimes specifically an extraterrestrial.
Definition of alien noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word alien mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word alien. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. alien has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. plants (1840s) genetics (1870s) linguistics (1880s) astronomy (1920s) See meaning & use. How common is the word alien?
Alien definition: Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign.
Definition of alien adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country. stranger, alien, unknown noun. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found. extraterrestrial being, extraterrestrial, alien adjective.
Definitions. from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. adjective Owing political allegiance to another country or government; foreign. adjective Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange. synonym: foreign.
