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foreigner
Sign in to saveAlso known as alien, strangers, foreigners, non-citizen, noncitizen, foreign person, out-of-towner, out-of-towners
person not having citizenship in a country
A foreigner is a person who is not a citizen of a particular country. This distinction matters because citizenship determines legal rights, responsibilities, and access to services like voting, employment, and social benefits.
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- female form of label
- estranxeira
- male form of label
- estranxeiro
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In law, an alien is a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a citizen or subject of a foreign country, although definitions and terminology differ across legal systems.
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