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alien
I. \ˈālyən, -lēən\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin alienus, from alius other — more at else
1.
a. : belonging or relating to another person or place : strange
< followed the crops north and back again year after year, alien and set apart — Marjory S. Douglas >
b. : relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country, land, or government : foreign
< the government's attempt to expel all alien agents >
2. : different in nature or character : far removed — used with from
< with an effect entirely alien from the one intended >
3.
a. : of a foreign character or origin : belonging to something else
< a statement alien to the topic under consideration >
b. : repugnant in nature : hostile, opposed — used with to
< a political philosophy alien to democracy >
Synonyms: see extrinsic
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from alien, adjective
1. : a person of another family, race, or place : stranger
2. : one owing allegiance to another country : 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
3. archaic : one excluded from certain privileges : one alienated or estranged
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English alienen, from Latin alienare, from alienus
1. : alienate, estrange
< aliened from all thoughts of … the marriage — Edward Hyde >
2. : to make over (as property or ownership)
IV. noun
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