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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In the first such contact in more than two years, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and the head of SVR, Russia's foreign intelligence agency, spoke by phone Tuesday, Russian state news agency TASS said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2025 -
The Duke of Edinburgh met with Estonian President Alar Karis while abroad, underscoring the diplomatic aspect of foreign trips for the British royals.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Our favorite machines here can turn your barista into a stranger.—
Louryn Strampe,
WIRED,
14 Mar. 2025
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Five people, including parents and strangers, sent her bouquets of flowers on Wednesday.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But two people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal deliberations, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio relied on a provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 that gives him sweeping power to expel foreigners.—
Minho Kim,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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Though the numbers are tiny in comparison to the waves of Russians who regularly emigrate, there have always been a few foreigners who come to stay, often marry, and raise families in Russia.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Boasberg on Saturday issued two orders enjoining Trump from deporting aliens detained in immigration proceedings who are allegedly associated with the TdA, which the U.S. has designated as a foreign terrorist organization.—
Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2025
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The aliens of Solar Opposites are set for their last mission.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Nonnative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnative. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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