noun

alien

extraterrestrial, foreigner, stranger, outsider

The film is about an alien from space.

The movie is about an alien from space.

He felt like an alien in the new city.

He felt like an alien in the new city.

((an)) alien a creature from another planet The movie is about an alien from space.

Synonyms: extraterrestrial, foreigner, stranger, outsider

From Latin 'alienus' meaning 'foreign, strange', which comes from 'alius' meaning 'other'.

Think of the famous movie 'Alien' or the term 'illegal alien' to remember its two main meanings: from space or from another country.

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