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peregrinus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • alien noun A being from another planet.
  • exotic adjective Coming from a distant, foreign place and having an unusual or excitingly different quality.
  • foreign adj Belonging to or coming from a country other than one's own.
  • foreigner noun A person from a country other than the one they are currently in.
  • traveller noun One who travels, especially to distant lands.

Senses

peregrinus is used for these senses in English:

  • alien Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
  • exotic (gambling) Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races.
  • foreign Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
  • foreigner A person from a foreign country.
  • traveller One who travels, especially to distant lands.

alien — full definition

  1. noun A being from another planet.
  2. noun A foreign citizen living in a country where they do not hold citizenship.
  3. adj Very strange or unfamiliar.
  4. verb (formal, law) To transfer ownership of property to someone else.

exotic — full definition

  1. adjective Coming from a distant, foreign place and having an unusual or excitingly different quality.
  2. adjective Not native to the local environment; introduced from elsewhere.
  3. noun An animal or plant that is not native to the area where it is found.

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