Kilo Lingo

stranger

/ˈstreɪn.dʒə/

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Translation

A person you do not know.

Word origin

From Old French estrangier meaning foreign, from Latin extraneus meaning from outside.

Origin
Old French
Root
estrangier

Grammar

Gender
Pluralstrangers

Examples

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"Stranger" is a person I do not know.

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"Strangers" is the plural, meaning people you do not know.

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Here "stranger" means someone new who knows no one.

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This word is part of lesson 12.