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exterraneous

exterraneous adjective: foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad or outside.

Adjective

exterraneous (not comparable)

  1. foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad or outside

Origin of exterraneous

From Latin exterraneus, from ex (“out”) + terra (“land”).

Questions about exterraneous

What does exterraneous mean?
Exterraneous means foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad or outside.
What part of speech is exterraneous?
Exterraneous is an adjective.

Words near exterraneous in the dictionary

  1. exteroreceptor
  2. exteroreceptors
  3. exterosensorimotor
  4. exterplex
  5. exterplexes
  6. exterraneous
  7. exterrestrial
  8. exterritorial
  9. exterritoriality
  10. exterritorialize
  11. exterritorialized

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