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alien
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adj 1: not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of
something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of
capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind
and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature" [syn:
alien, foreign]
2: being or from or characteristic of another place or part of
the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse";
"exotic cuisine" [syn: alien, exotic]
n 1: a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does
not owe allegiance to your country [syn: foreigner,
alien, noncitizen, outlander] [ant: citizen]
2: anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they
are found [syn: stranger, alien, unknown] [ant:
acquaintance, friend]
3: a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its
atmosphere [syn: extraterrestrial being,
extraterrestrial, alien]
v 1: transfer property or ownership; "The will aliened the
property to the heirs" [syn: alien, alienate]
2: arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly
been love, affection, or friendliness; "She alienated her
friends when she became fanatically religious" [syn:
estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect]
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atrium
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n 1: any chamber that is connected to other chambers or
passageways (especially one of the two upper chambers of
the heart)
2: the central area in a building; open to the sky
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subterranean
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adj 1: being or operating under the surface of the earth;
"subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water"
[syn: subterranean, subterraneous]
2: lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially
being kept in the background or deliberately concealed);
"subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an
ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell [syn:
subterranean, subterraneous, ulterior]
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episcopalian
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adj 1: of or pertaining to or characteristic of the Episcopal
church; "the Episcopal hierarchy"; "married by an
Episcopalian minister" [syn: Episcopal, Episcopalian]
n 1: a member of the Episcopal church
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bahamian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Bahama Islands
or their inhabitants; "Bahamian population"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the Bahamas
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adrian
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n 1: Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled
throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and
encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain
in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall
(76-138) [syn: Hadrian, Publius Aelius Hadrianus,
Adrian]
2: English physiologist who conducted research into the function
of neurons; 1st baron of Cambridge (1889-1997) [syn:
Adrian, Edgar Douglas Adrian, Baron Adrian]
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scandinavian
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adj 1: of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures;
"Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads" [syn: Scandinavian,
Norse]
n 1: an inhabitant of Scandinavia [syn: Scandinavian, Norse,
Northman]
2: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in
Scandinavia and Iceland [syn: Scandinavian, Scandinavian
language, Nordic, Norse, North Germanic, North
Germanic language]
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albanian
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adj 1: of or relating to Albania or its people or language or
culture
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Albania
2: the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania
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iranian
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adj 1: of or relating to Iran or its people or language or
culture; "Iranian mountains"; "Iranian security police"
[syn: Iranian, Persian]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Iran; "the majority of Irani are
Persian Shiite Muslims" [syn: Irani, Iranian,
Persian]
2: the modern Persian language spoken in Iran [syn: Iranian,
Iranian language]
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jordanian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Jordan or its
people; "Jordanian archeological sites"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Jordan
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romanian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the country of
Romania or its people or languages; "Romanian folk music"
[syn: Romanian, Rumanian, Roumanian]
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Romania [syn: Romanian,
Rumanian]
2: an eastern Romance language spoken in Romania [syn:
Romanian, Rumanian]
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rumanian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the country of
Romania or its people or languages; "Romanian folk music"
[syn: Romanian, Rumanian, Roumanian]
n 1: an eastern Romance language spoken in Romania [syn:
Romanian, Rumanian]
2: a native or inhabitant of Romania [syn: Romanian,
Rumanian]
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ukrainian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its
people or culture
n 1: the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
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lithuanian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Lithuania or its
people or language
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Lithuania
2: the official language of Lithuania; belongs to the Baltic
branch of Indo-European
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panamanian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Panama or its
people; "Panamanian economy"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Panama
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pomeranian
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n 1: breed of very small compact long-haired dogs of the spitz
type
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akkadian
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n 1: an ancient branch of the Semitic languages
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chadian
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of the Republic of
Chad or its people or language; "the Chadian desert";
"Chad soldiers"; "Chadian folktales"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Chad
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fabian
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adj 1: of or relating to Fabianism; "the Fabian society"
2: using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition;
avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy"
n 1: a member of the Fabian Society in Britain
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arabian
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adj 1: relating to or associated with Arabia or its people;
"Arabian Nights"; "Arabian Sea"
2: of or relating to Arabian horses
n 1: a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian
peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and
who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
[syn: Arab, Arabian]
2: a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to
Arabia [syn: Arabian, Arab]
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arcadian
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adj 1: (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically
rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a
pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral
setting"; "rustic tranquility" [syn: arcadian,
bucolic, pastoral]
n 1: an inhabitant of Arcadia
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canadian
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adj 1: of or relating to Canada or its people
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Canada
2: a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing
eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of
the Arkansas River in Oklahoma [syn: Canadian, Canadian
River]