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  • Alien (a.)

    Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien subjects, enemies, property, shores.

  • Alien (a.)

    Wholly different in nature; foreign; adverse; inconsistent (with); incongruous; -- followed by from or sometimes by to; as, principles alien from our religion.

  • Alien (n.)

    A foreigner; one owing allegiance, or belonging, to another country; a foreign-born resident of a country in which he does not possess the privileges of a citizen. Hence, a stranger. See Alienage.

  • Alien (n.)

    One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or estranged; as, aliens from God's mercies.

  • Alien (v. t.)

    To alienate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or ownership.

  • alien (adjective)

    belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing : strange

  • alien (adjective)

    relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country or government : foreign

  • alien (adjective)

    exotic sense 1

  • alien (adjective)

    coming from another world : extraterrestrial

  • alien (adjective)

    differing in nature or character typically to the point of incompatibility

  • alien (noun)

    a person who is not of a particular group or place

  • alien (noun)

    a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a subject or citizen of a foreign country

  • alien (noun)

    a foreign-born citizen

  • alien (noun)

    extraterrestrial

  • alien (verb, transitive ver)

    alienate, estrange

  • alien (verb, transitive ver)

    to transfer the title of (property)

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