Alien and Metic

Alien

Alien noun - A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country.

Metic and alien are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Metic" with "Alien", this nouns are similar.

Metic

Metic noun - An alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city.
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Synonyms for Metic

Alien and metic are semantically related. You can use "Alien" instead a noun "Metic".

Both words in one sentence

  • She may well have been a madam: as a metic—that is, a free Greek resident alien in Athens (she was specifically from Miletos)—she was expected to have some kind of trade.
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