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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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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Adjective
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Newsweek has contacted the Iranian foreign ministry for comment.—
Brendan Cole
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025 -
Beijing has long worried that the US could undermine the Chinese economy by choking off its supply of foreign oil, and has poured investment both into reviving domestic production and electrifying its economy, especially transport.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The viral video, with just under a half a million views, led commenters to share their own experiences of comforting strangers.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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On Sunday, Lovett Moore’s family and friends, volunteers, strangers and clergy from as far away as the Bay Area began their search once again, gathering near the Arena Boulevard gas station where the legally blind and disabled Natomas man was last seen.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Cuba began to attract international tourism, and with it, the government created a sort of tourism apartheid, whereby Cubans were not allowed to enter resort hotels where foreigners sunbathed and drank mojitos by the pool.—
Jane Ciabattari
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The latest revival of this performance comes courtesy of the United Kingdom, where the government closed a centuries-old tax loophole that let wealthy foreigners reside in the U.K. but insist their income did not.—
Andrew Leahey,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
Noun
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Then there’s Rocky, a space alien made of rock that Ryland meets and befriends in space.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
27 July 2025
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Resident Alien follows an alien (Alan Tudyk) who was sent to earth to destroy humanity.—
Daysia Tolentino,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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“Nonnative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnative. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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