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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Each team has a distinct identity to lean on and can get the other side into foreign tempos.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025 -
Once registered, foreign providers are required to issue compliant invoices for sales to Philippine customers.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Nick Young, who spent 12 seasons in the NBA and isn’t a stranger to coaching in the Big3, will coach the Los Angeles Riot.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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These people — family and strangers alike — have invented a scenario in their minds that doesn’t have a thing to do with your reality.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This Burgundy négociant/producer has asked to be kept anonymous, as it is looked down upon to work with foreigners in Burgundy.—
Cathrine Todd,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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By the early twentieth century, the Meiji government began actively promoting tourism, for both citizens and foreigners.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The notorious House Un-American Activities Committee immediately labeled her an 'undesirable alien' and barred her from returning.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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At the moment, their cause de jour is criminal aliens like those belonging to Tren de Aragua, a transnational criminal organization from Venezuela, and the defense of government bloat and inefficiency, something even Democratic Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama railed against.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Nonnative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnative. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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