🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

외계인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: oegyein

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Alien/ˈeɪ.li.ən/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2150 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"영화 속의 외계인은 지구를 방문했습니다."

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3 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A hypothetical or fictional being from another world or planet.

    "Science fiction often depicts aliens visiting Earth in advanced spacecraft."
  2. 2

    A foreigner who is not a citizen of the country in which they are living.

    "The immigration office handles residency permits for foreign aliens."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Unfamiliar and disturbing or differing greatly from one's own customs, beliefs, or environment.

    "The customs of the remote tribe felt completely alien to the traveler."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'alienus', meaning 'of another person, strange, foreign', which stems from 'alius', meaning 'other'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century via Old French with the primary meaning of belonging to another country or person, eventually evolving to encompass extraterrestrial beings in the 20th century.

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