alien
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- alyaunte (15th-16th centuries)
[edit] Etymology
Old French alien, aliene, from Latin aliēnus (“belonging to someone else, later exotic, foreign”), from alius (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos.
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alien (plural aliens)
- A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
- A foreigner residing in a country.
- 1773, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the laws of England: in four books, Volume 1 (Fifth Edition), page 372
- An alien born may purchase lands, or other estates: but not for his own use; for the king is thereupon entitled to them.
- 1831, John Marshall, Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, U.S. Government
- The counsel have shown conclusively that they are not a state of the union, and have insisted that individually they are aliens, not owing allegiance to the United States.
- 2004, Wesley Campbell, Stephen Court, Be a hero: the battle for mercy and social justice, Destiny Image Publishers, page 74
- Aliens are aliens because of persecution or war or hardship or famine.
- 1773, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the laws of England: in four books, Volume 1 (Fifth Edition), page 372
- Any life form of extraterrestrial origin.
[edit] Synonyms
- fremd
- See also Wikisaurus:extraterrestrial
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person, etc. from outside
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foreigner
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life form of non-Earth origin
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alien (comparative more alien, superlative most alien)
- Pertaining to an alien.
- Very unfamiliar, strange, or removed.
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Pertaining to an alien
Being unfamiliar with
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[edit] Verb
alien (third-person singular simple present aliens, present participle aliening, simple past and past participle aliened)
- (transitive) To estrange; to alienate.
- (law) To transfer the ownership of something.
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[edit] Anglo-Norman
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Latin aliēnus.
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alien m.
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Declension of alien
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alien m. (oblique plural aliens, nominative singular aliens, nominative plural alien)
- alien (a non-native)
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Declension of alien
[edit] Old French
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Latin aliēnus.
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alien m.
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Declension of alien
[edit] Noun
alien m. (oblique plural aliens, nominative singular aliens, nominative plural alien)
- alien (a non-native)
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