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alien

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

2alien

noun

Definition of ALIEN

1
: a person of another family, race, or nation
2
: a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a subject or citizen of a foreign country; broadly : a foreign-born citizen
4
: exotic 1

Examples of ALIEN

  1. aliens seeking asylum in the U.S.
  2. He claims that he was captured by space aliens.

First Known Use of ALIEN

14th century

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