[alien] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L alienus, fr. alius] (14c) 1 a: belonging or relating to another person, place, or thing: strange b: relating, belonging, or owing allegiance to another country or government: foreign
2: differing in nature or character typically to the point of incompatibility syn see extrinsic -- alienly adv -- alien.ness n
[2]alien n (14c) 1: a person of another family, race, or nation
2: a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a subject or citizen of a foreign country; broadly: a foreign-born citizen
3: extraterrestrial [3]alien vt (14c) 1: alienate, estrange
2: to make over (as property)