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Foreigners the condition of being an alien. Law. the seizure of foreign subjects to enforce a claim for justice or other right against their nation. Rare. one who studies gypsies. Also gypsologist, gipsologist. the custom or policy of favoring native-born citizens over immigrants, as in the awarding of government jobs. See also philosophy. — nativist, n. — nativistic, adj. the process of assuming or being granted citizenship of a country, usually a country other than that of the person’s origin. 1. the state or quality of being foreign or of having come from abroad. 2. something typical or characteristic of a foreigner. — peregrine, adj. 1. a person who lives beyond the mountains. 2. a foreigner or stranger. — tramontane, adj. the state or condition of being out of sympathy with or against American behavior, attitudes, beliefs, etc. — un-American, n., adj. Ancient Sparta. a custom prohibiting strangers or foreigners from residing at Sparta and empowering magistrates to expel them. Ancient Greece. a custom of hospitality, specifically the giving of presents to guests or strangers, especially foreign ambassadors. — xenial, adj. a building’ or special place for the reception of strangers. Also called xenodochy. 1. the reception of or extending of hospitality to strangers or foreigners. 2. xenodocheum. a mania for foreigners. an abnormal fear or hatred of foreigners and strange things. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This, therefore, might be called a political position of the Bleeding Hearts; but they entertained other objections to having foreigners in the Yard. Besides these Russians and foreigners who propounded new and unexpected ideas every day- especially the foreigners, who did so with a boldness characteristic of people employed in a country not their own- there were many secondary personages accompanying the army because their principals were there. Taking it into their heads that the boy was ill-used by the foreigners-- for no reason that I could discover, except that he was pretty and delicate-looking--the two girls had stolen along the inner side of the hedge between us and the road, and had watched the proceedings of the foreigners on the outer side. |
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