🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

straniero

Pronunciation / Transliteration: stra-nyay-ro

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stranger/ˈstreɪn.dʒər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Si sentiva nervosa a camminare da sola in città, circondata da stranieri."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person whom one does not know or with whom one is not familiar.

    "She felt nervous walking alone in the city, surrounded by strangers."
  2. 2

    A person who is new to or unfamiliar with a particular place or situation.

    "As a stranger in a foreign country, he relied on the kindness of locals."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'stranger' originates from the Old French 'estranger', which derives from the Latin 'extraneus', meaning 'foreign' or 'outside'. The term evolved through Middle English, reflecting the notion of someone who is not familiar or known within a particular context.

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