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alien |
belonging to another country; foreign. [1/5 definitions] |
colonize |
When a country colonizes a foreign land, they start to rule that land, and people from the ruling country come to run the government there or make a living there. |
consul |
a government official who lives in a foreign city. A consul looks after the interests of his or her nation's citizens who live or travel there. |
cough |
to release air noisily from the lungs. A cough results from illness or from breathing in foreign matter. [1/4 definitions] |
exotic |
from a foreign place. [1/2 definitions] |
foreign |
When something is foreign, it has to do with or is from a country that is not yours. [2 definitions] |
foreigner |
a person who is born in or is from a foreign country. |
minister |
a person who represents a government in a foreign country. [1/4 definitions] |
mission |
a group of people sent to a foreign land to set up relations and to start trade or religious work. [1/5 definitions] |
missionary |
a person who is sent by a church or religious order to a foreign country to teach, convert, heal, or serve. |
VFW |
a national organization made up of Americans who served in the U.S. armed forces during wars fought outside of the United States. "VFW" is an abbreviation of "Veterans of Foreign Wars." |
xenophobia |
a fear or hatred of foreign people or things. |
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