A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration.
An animated film intended to inform travellers about the dangers that alien species present to Arctic ecosystems is being released today. The message is that it is important to ensure that nobody accidentally brings alien species with them as stowaways in their clothing, baggage or equipment.
A citizen or national of another sovereign state.
An alien born may purchase lands, or other estates: but not for his own use; for the king is thereupon entitled to them.
A mischievous or suspicious foreigner.
Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign.
alien subjects, enemies, property, or shores
Alternative form of Alian.
Premier Chiang Ching-kuo traveled to Alien village in Kaohsiung county May 23 to inspect the Chung-chou No. 3 oilwell prospect of Chinese Petroleum Corporation.
From Middle English alien, a borrowing from Old French alien, aliene, from Latin aliēnus (“belonging to someone else”, later “exotic, foreign”), from Latin alius (“other”), from Proto-Indo-European *h...
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Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature.
It had a peculiar alien tallness, a peculiar alien flattened head, peculiar slitty little alien eyes[.]