"foreign national" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: foreign nationals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} foreign national (plural foreign nationals)
  1. A non-naturalized citizen of a country Translations: ressortissant [masculine] (French), ressortissante [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-foreign_national-en-noun-yZKUiEdg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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