Alien
Alien adjective - Being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own.
Usage example: new immigrants with customs alien to the community where they have settled
Aboriginal is an antonym for alien.
Aboriginal
Aboriginal adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.
Usage example: the aboriginal peoples of northern Alaska are known as Inupiats, which in their language literally means “real people”
Alien is an antonym for aboriginal.
Nearby Words: aborigine, aboriginally
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Aboriginal and Alien. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/alien/aboriginal
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