alien
alien definition
alien (āl′yən, āl′ē ən)
adjective
- belonging to another country or people; foreign
- strange; not natural cruel words alien to his lips
- opposed or repugnant beliefs alien to one's religion
- of aliens
Etymology: ME & OFr < L alienus < alius, other: see else
noun
- a foreigner
- a foreign-born resident in a country who has not become a naturalized citizen
- an outsider
- in science fiction, a being in or from outer space and not native to the Earth; extraterrestrial
transitive verb
to transfer (land, property, etc.)
Etymology: ME alienen < OFr aliener < L alienare
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