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peregrine

/ˈpeɹɪɡɹɪn/
noun
  1. The peregrine falcon.

  2. A foreigner; a person resident in a country other than their own.

Synonymsalien, outlander, strangeling
adjective
  1. Wandering, travelling, migratory.

    "The Romani are perpetually peregrine people."

  2. Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien.

  3. (of a planet) Lacking essential dignity or debility.

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