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/eks.traŋˈxe.ɾo/

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Translation

foreigner, foreign

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Word origin

From Old French estrangier ('foreigner'), from estrange, from Latin extraneus ('external, from outside'), from extra ('outside').

Origin
Latin
Root
extraneus
English cognates
stranger, strange

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralextranjeros

Examples

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My neighbour is a very kind foreigner.

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I want to live abroad someday.

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Foreigners visit this city a lot.

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It is hard to be a foreigner in a new country.

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My son is studying abroad this year.

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This word is taught in chapter 17, lesson 1: extranjero, fecha, montar and 7 more words.