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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescidadão estrangeiro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: si.daˈdãw ẽʃ.tɾaˈʒej.ɾu
"O cidadão estrangeiro apresentou seu passaporte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who is a citizen of one country but is living in, working in, or visiting another country.
"Several foreign-nationals were evacuated from the region during the crisis."
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Relating to or denoting citizens of other countries.
"The embassy provides consular services to all foreign-national residents."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'foreign' (derived from Latin forinsecus, meaning 'on the outside') and 'national' (from Latin natio, meaning 'birth' or 'tribe'). Emerging in modern administrative and legal contexts during the 20th century, it became a standard designation in international law and immigration to denote a person residing in or visiting a country of which they do not hold citizenship.
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ressortissant étranger
Transliteration: ʁɛ.sɔʁ.ti.sɑ̃ e.tʁa.ʒe
"Plusieurs ressortissants étrangers vivent dans cette ville."
ausländischer Staatsangehöriger
Transliteration: ˈaʊ̯sˌlɛndɪʃɐ ˈʃtaːtsˌʔanɡəhɔɪ̯ɡɐ
"Der ausländische Staatsangehörige beantragte ein Visum."
cittadino straniero
Transliteration: tʃit.taˈdi.no straˈnje.ro
"Un cittadino straniero ha bisogno di un permesso di soggiorno."
ciudadano extranjero
Transliteration: sju.daˈda.no eks.tɾaˈxe.ɾo
"El consulado asiste a cualquier ciudadano extranjero."
cidadão estrangeiro
Transliteration: si.daˈdãw ẽʃ.tɾaˈʒej.ɾu
"O cidadão estrangeiro apresentou seu passaporte."
विदेशी नागरिक
Transliteration: videshi nagarik
"यह नियम सभी विदेशी नागरिकों पर लागू होता है।"
外国公民
Transliteration: wàiguó gōngmín
"该酒店接待了许多外国公民。"
외국 국적자
Transliteration: oeguk gukjeokja
"많은 외국 국적자들이 이곳에서 일하고 있습니다."
外国籍者
Transliteration: gaikokusekisha
"外国籍者向けの相談窓口があります。"
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