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Meaning of alien

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  alien
      adj 1: 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" [syn:
             {alien}, {foreign}]
      2: being or from or characteristic of another place or part of
         the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse";
         "exotic cuisine" [syn: {alien}, {exotic}]
      n 1: a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does
           not owe allegiance to your country [syn: {foreigner},
           {alien}, {noncitizen}, {outlander}] [ant: {citizen}]
      2: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they
         are found [syn: {stranger}, {alien}, {unknown}] [ant:
         {acquaintance}, {friend}]
      3: a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its
         atmosphere [syn: {extraterrestrial being},
         {extraterrestrial}, {alien}]
      v 1: transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the
           property to the heirs" [syn: {alien}, {alienate}]
      2: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly
         been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her
         friends when she became fanatically religious" [syn:
         {estrange}, {alienate}, {alien}, {disaffect}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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