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enemy alien
[ en-uh-mee ey-lee-uhn, eyl-yuhn ]
noun
- a person residing in a country at war with the country of which they are a citizen.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of enemy alien1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Example Sentences
Enemy alien or not, Madame Misel was certainly very thoughtful to want to take the trouble for the pet.
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Still, she was surprised and hurt to find herself described as “an enemy alien.”
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The President by proclamation extended enemy alien restrictions to women also.
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Government had investigated his activities; Government had found nothing for which to order his internment as an enemy alien.
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In Halle the police forbade a performance because one of those who took part was an “enemy alien.”
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