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Étrangère

/e.tʁɑ̃.ʒɛʁ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person from another country or culture.

    "She felt like an étrangère in the bustling city, surrounded by unfamiliar customs."
  2. 2

    Something that is foreign or unfamiliar.

    "The étranger in the room was a topic of conversation among the locals."

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The word 'étrangère' originates from the Latin 'extraneus', meaning 'foreign' or 'strange'. It evolved through Old French, retaining the connotation of something or someone being from outside one's own country or culture.

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