alien1 adjectivealien2 noun
aliena‧li‧en1 /ˈeɪliən/ ●●○ adjective 
WORD ORIGINalien1
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French, Latin alienus, from alius ‘other’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an alien spaceship
- Entire groups were driven from their homes to alien regions.
- A parliament possessing real power is alien to the country's every tradition.
- An alien object was threatening the organism.
- By this time, I should not feel alien.
- His decision to send her away from her home and brother into an alien world was interpreted as rejection.
- It is the people of this world who are alien.
- To the rest of Britain, such behavior is not only alien, but alienating.
WORD SETS
aerospace, nounair lock, nounalien, adjectivealien, nounastronaut, nounblast-off, nounbooster, nounburnout, nouncapsule, nouncommand module, nouncontrol, nouncosmonaut, nouncraft, noundock, verbescape velocity, nounextraterrestrial, nounflight, nounflying saucer, nounlauncher, nounlaunch pad, nounlife support system, nounlift-off, nounlunar, adjectivemission control, nounmodule, nounmother ship, nounNASA, nounnosecone, nounouter space, nounpod, nounprobe, nounremote sensing, nounrocket, nounship, nounshuttle, nounsoft landing, nounspace capsule, nounspacecraft, nounspaceman, nounspace probe, nounspaceship, nounspace shuttle, nounspace station, nounspacesuit, nounspacewalk, nounsplashdown, nountouchdown, nountracking station, nounUFO, noununmanned, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
alien beings from another planetCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1very different from what you are used to, especially in a way that is difficult to understand or accept SYN strange: alien beings from another planet (=an idea that is very strange or that does not exist)· In many countries, queuing for a bus is an alien concept.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· No one can live on a diet of culture that is completely alien.
· Nevertheless, the notion of collective decision-making about patient care, about priorities and treatment options, is quite alien.· But this concept is quite alien to Scripture.· No small feat and something quite alien to ourselves, difficult to imagine.
· To this, fundamentalism as expressed in the articles is totally alien.· It was totally alien to what I had experienced.· Technical expressions which are in everyday usage within an occupational group, can be totally alien to outsiders.· The reply, a weird breathing sound, and an unintelligible, totally alien jabbering.· The skills needed for this kind of work are almost certainly totally alien to the average businessman.· There was a professionalism and explosive expertise about the operation totally alien to the loyalist slap-dash, amateur bombers.
NOUN· The daleks in question are not enraged alien beings with full metal jackets.· There was no alien spacecraft, and there were no alien beings and no secret autopsies in the desert in 1947.· That was exactly how I felt, as if I had been brought up by alien beings, inhuman things.· In short, he concluded without reservation that the canals were artificial constructs of technologically advanced alien beings.
· With a shrug, he shrugged off alien concepts such as responsibility, maturity, ambition and commitment.· The idea of keeping appointments was an alien concept.· Paved roads and mail deliveries are alien concepts.
· Travellers' contact with social work services frequently resulted in the loss of children into care and an alien culture.· The latter had been undeveloped while I lived in alien cultures.· But beyond those frontiers are alien cultures which impinge on our own for good or ill.· He struggled for a moment to remember the rules for first contact with alien cultures.· I craved the knowledge of what it would be like to attach myself to an alien culture for an extended period.
· They are depressing, alien environments, made more dismal by drab walls and endless corridors.· The child wasn't wilting in an alien environment.· In that alien environment, somehow it all makes sense.· Meeting a group of complete strangers from backgrounds very different to my own, in such an alien environment, was disconcerting.
· Beam to another dimension, alien invaders.
· This great two-disc version of the alien invasion blockbuster is packed with extras.· It's the most convincing evidence we have of an alien invasion of this planet, and a matter of public record.
· Work has already begun on felling alien species on the 750-hectare Glenmore reserve.· Compared with them, the novel appears to be a creature from an alien species.· I watched with interest - it was like observing the gyrations of an alien species, a praying mantis or something.· Indeed the most dramatic example of mass extinction known to biology has been caused by the introduction of an alien species.· Nor was its bare face the ethereally lovely, angular visage of that alien species.
· Tom caught my eye behind her back and winked to acknowledge my presence on alien territory.· This was alien territory, very alien, even for me.· It's similar to staggering shell-shocked in alien territory occupied solely by foreboding empty skyscrapers.
· His decision to send her away from her home and brother into an alien world was interpreted as rejection.· As Blue begins to read, he feels as though he is entering an alien world.· Four quiet windows on to an alien world.
the alien environment of the citybe alien to somebody a way of life that is totally alien to us2belonging to another country or race SYN foreign: alien cultures an alien multiracial society3[only before noun] relating to creatures from another world: alien beings from another planetalien1 adjectivealien2 noun
alienalien2 ●○○ noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Some aliens may qualify for citizenship under the new law.
- The law makes it easier to find and deport illegal aliens.
- These people believe they were kidnapped by aliens.
- Apparently we have made contact with aliens!
- I have a boss who is an alien from another planet.
- In 1994, voters there approved Proposition 187, which restricts education, health and other state services to illegal aliens.
- Intrigued, the aliens monitored the few lyrics they could hear rising up from this outdoor roller ritual.
- Let's say that as an alien you arrive in your space-ship, have a bumpy landing and succumb to amnesia.
- The rest of the aliens look at me, look at each other, look down at their food.
- They didn't look ready for aliens.
THESAURUS
someone who lives in a particular town, country, or state: · In order to become a US citizen, you need to have a Permanent Resident card.· All British citizens have the right to live in the UK.· Good citizens understand that they have a responsibility to the community.
a citizen of a country who is living in another country: · She insisted that foreign nationals were safe in the country.· Russians nationals were ordered to leave.· Her husband is a French national.
someone who lives in a particular street or area: · There have been complaints by local residents about the building work.· She was a resident of Chicago for many years.
someone who was born in a particular country but moved to another country – used when describing a person or their life: · Picasso was a native of Spain, although he spent much of his life in France.
someone who was born in a country that has a king or queen, and has a right to live there: · Northern Ireland citizens are British subjects.
formal someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in – used in official contexts: · Employers cannot hire illegal aliens.
Longman Language Activatorfrom a different country someone who comes from another country - many people consider it impolite to call someone a foreigner: · A lot of foreigners work here illegally.· Saleem felt that people were suspicious of him because he was a foreigner.· About 40 million foreigners visited the US last year.
someone who lives or works in your country, but who comes from another country - used especially in legal and official contexts: · Some aliens may qualify for citizenship under the new law.illegal aliens: · The law makes it easier to find and deport illegal aliens.
especially British also expat British informal someone who has gone to live in a foreign country, especially because they have a job there: · I was in Spain for over a year, but most of my friends were expatriates.· Schmidt was a German expatriate who had been living in Portugal since 1989.
WORD SETSaerospace, nounair lock, nounalien, adjectivealien, nounastronaut, nounblast-off, nounbooster, nounburnout, nouncapsule, nouncommand module, nouncontrol, nouncosmonaut, nouncraft, noundock, verbescape velocity, nounextraterrestrial, nounflight, nounflying saucer, nounlauncher, nounlaunch pad, nounlife support system, nounlift-off, nounlunar, adjectivemission control, nounmodule, nounmother ship, nounNASA, nounnosecone, nounouter space, nounpod, nounprobe, nounremote sensing, nounrocket, nounship, nounshuttle, nounsoft landing, nounspace capsule, nounspacecraft, nounspaceman, nounspace probe, nounspaceship, nounspace shuttle, nounspace station, nounspacesuit, nounspacewalk, nounsplashdown, nountouchdown, nountracking station, nounUFO, noununmanned, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY illegal aliens entering the countryCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in: illegal aliens entering the country (=an idea that is very strange or that does not exist)· In many countries, queuing for a bus is an alien concept.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· Demonstrations throughout the city have focused on immigration and an calling for an amnesty for illegal aliens.· It is the United States that has suffered from millions of impoverished, illegal aliens coming across the lengthy border.· Border Patrol agents there stopped northbound cars and trucks to search for illegal aliens and drugs.· In 1994, voters there approved Proposition 187, which restricts education, health and other state services to illegal aliens.· John Fife, were found guilty in federal court of transporting illegal aliens, conspiracy and other charges.· The illegal aliens are entitled to this.· At issue is a provision in the 1986 immigration bill barring the hiring of illegal aliens.
NOUN· They actually seem more like space aliens than angels, and maybe they are.· Sightings of space aliens persist, with several organized groups claiming to have seen them, or even to have been abducted.
illegal aliens entering the countryRegisterAlien is used in official contexts. In everyday English, foreigner is used, but can sound disapproving or unfriendly. To avoid this, people often use the expression people from other countries instead:· In those days people from other countries rarely came to Japan.2in stories, a creature from another world