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| antialien |
combined form of alien. |
| auslander |
(German) a foreigner or outsider; alien. |
| deportation |
the legal expulsion from a country of an undesirable person, esp. an illegal alien or criminal. |
| foreign |
unfamiliar or strange; alien. [1/4 definitions] |
| fraternize |
to have friendly or intimate relations with a member or members of a hostile or alien group, such as occupying enemy troops or civilians in an occupied country. [1/2 definitions] |
| green card |
a registration card that allows an alien to live and be employed in the United States. |
| outlander |
a person from a different area; foreigner; alien. |
| strange |
unknown or unfamiliar to one's experience or environment; alien. [1/3 definitions] |
| stranger |
a foreigner or alien. [1/4 definitions] |
| working papers |
any official documents certifying that a person, esp. an alien or a minor, can legally be employed. |
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