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
  • For many years, Audi was synonymous with foreign luxury and later became the standard ride of the party elite.
    Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
  • President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, multiple sources told CBS News, and inauguration officials are making plans for additional foreign dignitaries to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
    Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of foreign
Noun
  • There has to be something else inside them, some woundedness that provokes this kind of response to a stranger.
    Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • And Aleksandra is over a thousand miles away, being cared for by strangers in foster care in California.
    Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of stranger
Noun
  • Mali is one of the world’s great musical cradles, and its sounds have been beguiling foreigners ever since the medieval explorer Ibn Battuta provided the only surviving eyewitness account of the empire.
    Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Exporters because the dollar will be stronger and foreigners will retaliate.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of foreigner
Noun
  • Well, that's because the anti-vaxxer Georgescu, who says he's met aliens and denies the moon landing took place, hates NATO and the European Union in addition to his fanboying of Putin.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Emilio Mendoza Lopez, Angel Palma and Enrique Jauregui have been charged with one count of bringing in and harboring aliens, with Palma and Jauregui also facing a charge of assaulting a federal agent, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Wednesday.
    Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of alien
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nonnational

nonnative

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