as in foreign
being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own
nonnative customs that made the recent immigrants stand out in their new country
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as in stranger
a person who is not native to or known to a community
the problems encountered by a nonnative after moving into a close-knit community
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Adjective
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Late 19th century newspapers depicted the spirit as a foreign, exotic drink, associated primarily with Russian immigrants who brought their drinking traditions with them.—
Time,
Time,
4 June 2025 -
Announced last week and signed by Trump on Tuesday, the order doubles tariffs from 25% to 50% on all metals imports to the U.S., with the president stating that the move will protect the U.S. steel industry amid a flood of cheaper foreign steel imports and weaker global demand.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Even people who have never seen the picture may know about its opening sequence, in which Drew Barrymore answers a phone call from a horror movie-loving stranger, which leads into the story's first diabolical kill.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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On his porch stand a boy and a girl he at first mistakes for strangers.—
Leigh Haber,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
Noun
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And also the foreigners inside the U.S. have the same protections as the U.S. persons.—
Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
3 June 2025
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Temp to Permanent: There’s periodic debate over the 120,000 foreigners annually awarded temporary H-1B visas, but almost no attention to the process by which many receive green cards.—
Alec MacGillis,
ProPublica,
3 June 2025
Noun
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More Entertainment: 'Black Panther' Game Canceled and Studio Shockingly Shut Down by EA This eventually led to 'Lilo & Stitch' getting a live-action remake to capitalize on the fan base that has grown for the lovable alien since 2002.—
Jeremy Hanna,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Enter: the little blue alien and Tom Cruise, still performing his own stunts at 62.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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“Nonnative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnative. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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