Foreigners


Foreigners


alienagethe condition of being an alien.androlepsyLaw. the seizure of foreign subjects to enforce a claim for justice or other right against their nation.gypsyologist, gipsyologistRare. one who studies gypsies. Also gypsologist, gipsologist.nativismthe custom or policy of favoring native-born citizens over immigrants, as in the awarding of government jobs. See also philosophy. — nativist, n. — nativistic, adj.naturalizationthe process of assuming or being granted citizenship of a country, usually a country other than that of the person’s origin.peregrinism1. the state or quality of being foreign or of having come from abroad.
2. something typical or characteristic of a foreigner. — peregrine, adj.tramontane1. a person who lives beyond the mountains.
2. a foreigner or stranger. — tramontane, adj.un-Americanismthe state or condition of being out of sympathy with or against American behavior, attitudes, beliefs, etc. — un-American, n., adj.xenelasiaAncient Sparta. a custom prohibiting strangers or foreigners from residing at Sparta and empowering magistrates to expel them.xeniaAncient Greece. a custom of hospitality, specifically the giving of presents to guests or strangers, especially foreign ambassadors. — xenial, adj.xenodocheum, xenodochiuma building’ or special place for the reception of strangers. Also called xenodochy.xenodochy1. the reception of or extending of hospitality to strangers or foreigners.
2. xenodocheum.xenomaniaa mania for foreigners.xenophobiaan abnormal fear or hatred of foreigners and strange things.