foreigner
noun
for·eign·er
ˈfȯr-ə-nər 
ˈfär-
1
: a person belonging to or owing allegiance to a foreign country
2
chiefly dialectal
: one not native to a place or community : stranger sense 1c
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I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts.
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The country scrapped large parts of its golden visa program last year, which previously allowed foreigners to take up residency by buying property worth at least €350,000 ($380,000) in popular cities like Porto and Lisbon.
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Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
This means that even if there’s a large-scale migrant caravan making its way across the country, or growing clusters of people biding their time in the capital, foreigners barely register within the broader population overall.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
According to Expatica, approximately five million foreigners were living in Italy in 2023, about 8.8 percent of the population.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2024
The additional mandatory fee is expected to cover maintenance expenses at the gate and trail, support for foreigner hikers, and disaster response services.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 15 May 2024
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Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
This means that even if there’s a large-scale migrant caravan making its way across the country, or growing clusters of people biding their time in the capital, foreigners barely register within the broader population overall.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2024
According to Expatica, approximately five million foreigners were living in Italy in 2023, about 8.8 percent of the population.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 30 May 2024
The additional mandatory fee is expected to cover maintenance expenses at the gate and trail, support for foreigner hikers, and disaster response services.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 15 May 2024
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“Foreigner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreigner. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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foreigner
noun
for·eign·er
ˈfȯr-ə-nər
ˈfär-
: a person who is from a foreign country
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