🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

étranger

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eh-trahn-zher

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Outsider/ˈaʊtˌsaɪ.dər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"En tant qu'étranger, il a trouvé la ville fascinante."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who does not belong to a particular group, organization, or community.

    "As an outsider in the new city, she felt lonely and disconnected."
  2. 2

    Someone who is not part of a specific social or cultural group.

    "The festival was welcoming to outsiders, encouraging them to join in the celebrations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'outsider' originates from the combination of 'out' and 'sider', with 'sider' derived from the Old English 'sidan', meaning 'to sit'. Historically, it referred to someone who is not part of a group or community, evolving to denote individuals who are excluded or do not conform to societal norms.

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