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langyaw [lang.yaw.] : abroad (adj.); foreign (adj.); alien (n.); foreigner (n.); immigrant (n.); migrate (v.)

Derivatives of langyaw


Glosses:
abroad
adj. 1. abroad, overseasin a foreign country.; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
~ foreignof concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own).; "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"
adv. 2. abroadto or in a foreign country.; "they had never travelled abroad"
adv. 3. abroad, afieldfar away from home or one's usual surroundings.; "looking afield for new lands to conquer"
adv. 4. abroad, overseasin a place across an ocean.
foreign
adj. 1. foreignof concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own).; "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"
~ abroad, overseasin a foreign country.; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
~ international, external, outsidefrom or between other countries.; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help"
~ internationalconcerning or belonging to all or at least two or more nations.; "international affairs"; "an international agreement"; "international waters"
adj. 2. foreign, strangerelating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world.; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"
~ adventivenot native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized.; "an adventive weed"
~ exotic, alienbeing or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world.; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"
~ nonnativeof plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing.
~ naturalized, establishedintroduced from another region and persisting without cultivation.
~ foreign-born, nonnativeof persons born in another area or country than that lived in.; "our large nonnative population"
~ importedused of especially merchandise brought from a foreign source.; "imported wines"
~ tramontanebeing or coming from another country.; "tramontane influences"
~ unnaturalised, unnaturalizednot having acquired citizenship.
adj. 3. alien, foreignnot contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something.; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"
~ extrinsicnot forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside.; "extrinsic evidence"; "an extrinsic feature of the new building"; "that style is something extrinsic to the subject"; "looking for extrinsic aid"
adj. 4. extraneous, foreignnot belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source.; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"
~ adulterant, adulteratingmaking impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials.; "the adulterating effect of extraneous materials"
alien
n. (person)1. alien, foreigner, noncitizen, outlandera person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country.
~ traveler, travellera person who changes location.
~ au paira young foreigner who lives with a family in return for doing light housework.
~ deportee, exilea person who is expelled from home or country by authority.
~ gringoa Latin American (disparaging) term for foreigners (especially Americans and Englishmen).
~ importee, importan imported person brought from a foreign country.; "the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"; "they are descendants of indentured importees"
~ metican alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city.
n. (person)2. alien, stranger, unknownanyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found.
~ outsider, foreignersomeone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group.
~ interloper, intruder, trespassersomeone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission.
n. (person)3. alien, extraterrestrial, extraterrestrial beinga form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere.
~ hypothetical creaturea creature that has not been observed but is hypothesized to exist.
v. (possession)4. alien, alienatetransfer property or ownership.; "The will aliened the property to the heirs"
~ transfercause to change ownership.; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
v. (emotion)5. alien, alienate, disaffect, estrangearouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness.; "She alienated her friends when she became fanatically religious"
~ alter, change, modifycause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
~ drift apart, drift awaylose personal contact over time.; "The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married"
~ weandetach the affections of.
adj. 6. alien, exoticbeing or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world.; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "exotic cuisine"
~ foreign, strangerelating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world.; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"
foreigner
n. (person)1. foreigner, outsidersomeone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group.
~ stranger, alien, unknownanyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found.
~ transalpineone living on or coming from the other side of the Alps from Italy.
immigrant
n. (person)1. immigranta person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there.
~ migrant, migratortraveler who moves from one region or country to another.
migrate
v. (motion)1. migrate, transmigratemove from one country or region to another and settle there.; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"
~ immigratecome into a new country and change residency.; "Many people immigrated at the beginning of the 20th century"
~ immigratemigrate to a new environment.; "only few plants can immigrate to the island"
~ emigrateleave one's country of residence for a new one.; "Many people had to emigrate during the Nazi period"
~ movechange residence, affiliation, or place of employment.; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
~ migratemove periodically or seasonally.; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
v. (motion)2. migratemove periodically or seasonally.; "birds migrate in the Winter"; "The workers migrate to where the crops need harvesting"
~ movechange residence, affiliation, or place of employment.; "We moved from Idaho to Nebraska"; "The basketball player moved from one team to another"
~ migrate, transmigratemove from one country or region to another and settle there.; "Many Germans migrated to South America in the mid-19th century"; "This tribe transmigrated many times over the centuries"