nonnative 1 of 2

adjective

ˌnän-ˈnā-tiv How to pronounce nonnative (audio)
Definition of nonnativenext
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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nonnative

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noun

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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnative
  1. foreign
  2. stranger
  3. foreigner
  4. alien
Adjective
  • Associated Press also reported a meeting between the two, citing a US official briefed by a foreign colleague.
    CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Trump also has proposed a 10% tariff on all foreign goods, and a significantly higher tariff of 60% on imports from China.
    Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of foreign
Noun
  • The show, which brings strangers together to marry upon their first meeting, is skipping a week, with episodes to return on Tuesday, Nov. 12. 1,000-lb Sisters Another popular TLC reality show, 1,000-lb Sisters, will be pausing its programming this week as well.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery and Vicky Krieps (Old, Phantom Thread) play the titular Jack and Jill, two strangers connected through their troubled relationship to Elizabeth — the mother who abandoned Jack and was Jill’s domineering and lover.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of stranger
Noun
  • One of the separatist groups, the Baloch Liberation Army, has also attacked foreigners.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Italy this summer doubled its flat tax on the overseas incomes of wealthy foreigners who transfer their tax residency to Italy, to 200,000 euros ($217,000).
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of foreigner
Noun
  • In the novel, an astrophysicist, as an act of revenge for her father’s murder by Red Guards, chooses to put Earth at risk by sending out a provocative interstellar message to hostile aliens.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 5 Nov. 2024
  • So, a successful search for cosmic AI might require a search strategy that is quite different from the type of search needed when looking for biological aliens.
    Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of alien
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nonnative

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