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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Dictators always wind up needing enemies to justify why nothing has improved under their eternal rule, and once the domestic opposition is eliminated, foreign adventures are inevitable.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025 -
To help powerful foreign technology companies make profits.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The group of five rescues at the Brookfield Zoo was no different, and the young monkeys are learning to rely on each other as they get used to construction noises and strangers behind the scenes at the zoo.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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The Bible calls us to welcome the stranger and defend the vulnerable.—
Juan Peña,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Chief state prosecutor María Elena Andrade Ramírez theorized that the killers drove by and saw the foreigners' pickup truck and tents and wanted to steal their tires.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Immigrant Investor Program requires foreigners to pay $1 million for a visa and launch a business that creates at least 10 new jobs.—
Christian Datoc,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Then some aliens show up who think Leigh-Cheri is descended from a different race of aliens that are their enemies.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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Arrests of fugitive aliens at-large, meanwhile, have gone up from 2,164 to 5,538 – a 156% increase.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Nonnative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnative. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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