What does "foreign national" mean?

A non-naturalized citizen of a country

What is a synonym for "foreign national"?

Common synonyms include: non greeks, non portuguese, non-greek resident, noncitizen, nonresident.

Foreign national

noun

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Noun

1
A non-naturalized citizen of a country
"Three townhouses in Richmond, B.C., are being used to house foreign nationals pregnant with “passport babies,” and are among numerous local housing destinations for birth tourists."

Synonyms

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non greeks non portuguese non-greek resident noncitizen nonresident

Antonyms

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armenian austrian bahreini bosnian

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"Three townhouses in Richmond, B.C., are being used to house foreign nationals pregnant with “passport babies,” and are among numerous local housing destinations for birth tourists."

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