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alien

adjective B2
MEANING IN ENGLISH

unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful; belonging to a foreign country or culture

In context

01

The customs were alien to their culture.

02

The telescope is capable of detecting alien signals.

Synonyms

foreign,strange,unfamiliar

Antonyms

native,familiar,indigenous

Collocations

alien culture,alien concept,completely alien

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗