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
Indigenous
Indigenous adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.
Usage example: the culture of the indigenous people of that country
Nearby Word: indigene
Both words in one sentence
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The interactions between the alien Na'vi and the humans parallels indigenous cultures meeting Western explorers and colonists.
Source: Film / Avatar -
The Volm, for instance, are somewhat bewildered by the idea that humans want to fight even after a superior allied alien force has entered the theater, as none of their other indigenous allies ever showed a similar inclination.
Source: Series / Falling Skies - The humans who eventually do land on the planet think that the Guild doesn't give a crap about the indigenous population, and that their Alien Non-Interference Clause is merely a pretext to keep all humans in the system under their control.
Source: Alien Non-Interference Clause
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