non-native
Not originally here
Non-native describes someone or something not originally from a particular place.
A non-native speaker learned a language other than their mother tongue: Her English is excellent for a non-native speaker.
Non-native species are plants or animals introduced to an ecosystem from elsewhere, sometimes becoming invasive: Non-native carp have disrupted the river's ecology.
One excluded from group
- foreignerNon-native person
- alienNon-native being
- unfamiliarNot previously known
- strangerPerson not yet known
different · unaccustomed · external · xenophobia · discrimination · belonging · acceptance · identity
One who resettles abroad
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
citizenship · emigrant · diaspora · migration · deportation · settler · newcomer · undocumented
Encroaching without welcome
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- feralWild after domestication
- naturalizedGiven citizenship status
establishment · colonization · ecosystem · biodiversity · displacement · habitat · indigenous · endemic
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- integrationCombining into a whole
- acclimatizationAdjusting to new conditions
familiarization · habituation · transition · reorientation · homesickness · belonging · identity · biculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
- interculturalBetween different cultures
heritage · traditions · melting-pot · mosaic · polyglot · multilingualism · globalization · transnational
Manner of speaking words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- articulationClear vocal expression
- prosodyStudy of verse rhythm
stress · cadence · inflection · diction · enunciation · phonology · rhythm · mispronunciation
outsider
One excluded from group
- foreignerNon-native person
- alienNon-native being
- unfamiliarNot previously known
stranger · different · unaccustomed · external · xenophobia · discrimination · belonging · acceptance · identity · marginalization
immigrant
One who resettles abroad
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
naturalization · citizenship · emigrant · diaspora · migration · deportation · settler · newcomer · undocumented · border
invasive
Encroaching without welcome
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
- feralWild after domestication
naturalized · establishment · colonization · ecosystem · biodiversity · displacement · habitat · indigenous · endemic · pest
acculturation
Adopting another group's customs
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- adjustmentAlteration to improve fit
- integrationCombining into a whole
acclimatization · familiarization · habituation · transition · reorientation · homesickness · belonging · identity · biculturalism · code-switching
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- pluralismCoexistence of differing views
- cosmopolitanCulturally sophisticated, internationally fluent
- cross-culturalInvolving multiple societies
intercultural · heritage · traditions · melting-pot · mosaic · polyglot · multilingualism · globalization · transnational · ethnic
pronunciation
Manner of speaking words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- phoneticsStudy of speech sounds
- articulationClear vocal expression
prosody · stress · cadence · inflection · diction · enunciation · phonology · rhythm · mispronunciation · vowel
- foreignersforeigner, immigrant, immigrants, migrant, expats
- ESL teachingESL, EFL, TEFL, TESOL, lesson plans
- wildlife statusendangered, extinct, vulnerable, threatened, rare species
non-nativenative
Originating from a place
indigenous · aboriginal · autochthonous · endemic · native-born