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Definition of exotic
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Examples of exotic in a Sentence
She's known for her exotic tastes.
the gradual disappearance of exotic lands in a culturally homogenized world
Recent Examples of exotic from the Web
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The full moon Sunday falls in your zone of travel, so this is the ideal weekend to hit the road, preferably somewhere exotic, for time in the great outdoors!
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Touted as an exotic festival with the promise of supermodels, haute cuisine, and wall-to-wall excess, guests instead arrived to a lack of facilities, sparse lighting, inadequate housing, and lots of cheese sandwiches.
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Gauguin’s infamous self-image as an exotic, unrepentant savage has been debunked, but what has not received its due is the breadth of the artist’s creative process—the radical experiments and breathtaking range of media Gauguin...
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Like Cohn’s, Powell’s narrative is classic Goldman, only more exotic.
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The announcement follows the initial approval by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission Tuesday afternoon of the racetrack's proposal to initiate exotic wagering on historical racing.
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Mr. Marguleas planted the first commercial mango farm in the western U.S. just as Americans were developing a taste for exotic fruits...
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In this reality game show, prosthetic makeup artists compete against each other to create designs to transform actors into exotic characters for science-fiction, fantasy and horror films and television.
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Orzo is the small pasta that looks like rice – and cooked rice, either brown or white or an exotic variety, can easily be substituted for the orzo.
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Origin and Etymology of exotic
Latin exoticus, from Greek exōtikos, from exō
exotic
Definition of exotic
1 : one (such as a plant or animal) that is exotic
2 : stripteaser
3 : exotic shorthair
Examples of exotic in a Sentence
Some native species are being crowded out by exotics.
the botanical garden boasts an array of horticultural exotics from around the world
Recent Examples of exotic from the Web
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Seth Koch, a veterinarian in Washington, D.C. who also provided eye care for exotics and large animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo for more than 40 years, was among the first veterinarians trained in vision care.
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Cruizin Chelan June 2-3 is one of the earliest car shows in the area, with downtown streets flooded with vehicles ranging from classics like Studebakers to exotics like Lotus and Jaguars.
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Though the city’s biggest pet hospital, the Animal Medical Center on the Upper East Side, treats plenty of exotics, Animal General’s owners thought there was a place for a stand-alone practice where predator-prey interaction was kept to a minimum.
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Then while American eyes were dazzled by exotics, the humble ninebark was embraced and developed overseas.
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First Known Use of exotic
1645
EXOTIC Defined for English Language Learners
exotic
playDefinition of exotic for English Language Learners
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: very different, strange, or unusual
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of a plant or animal : not living or growing naturally in a particular area : from another part of the world
exotic
Definition of exotic for English Language Learners
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: a plant or animal that does not live or grow naturally in a particular area
EXOTIC Defined for Kids
exotic
playDefinition of exotic for Students
1 : very different, strange, or unusual
2 : introduced from another country : not native exotic plants
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