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alien

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  1. extrinsic             
 
1. alien \'a--le--*n, 'a-l-y*n\ aj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L alienus, fr. alius] 
   1a: belonging or relating to another person or place : STRANGE  1b: 
   relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country or governm ent 
   : FOREIGN 2: different in nature or character 
2. alien n 1: a person of another family, race, or nation  2: a 
   foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a subj ect 
   or citizen of a foreign country; broadly : a foreign-born citizen
3. alien vt 1: ALIENATE, ESTRANGE  2: to make over (as property)