(a.)

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

(a.)

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

(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.

(n.)

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

(v. t.)

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

(adjective)

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

(adjective)

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

(adjective)

exotic sense 1

(adjective)

coming from another world : extraterrestrial

(adjective)

differing in nature or character typically to the point of incompatibility

(noun)

a person who is not of a particular group or place

(noun)

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

(noun)

a foreign-born citizen

(noun)

extraterrestrial

(verb, transitive ver)

alienate, estrange

(verb, transitive ver)

to transfer the title of (property)

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