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alien
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Adjective
  • being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
    • alien customs
    • exotic plants in a greenhouse
    • exotic cuisine
  • not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
    • an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism
    • the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper
    • jealousy is foreign to her nature
Noun
  • a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
  • anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
  • a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
Verb
  • arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
    • She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious
  • transfer property or ownership
    • The will aliened the property to the heirs
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