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alien place

[ˈeɪliən pleɪs]
noun phrasepl: alien places
lugar alienígena / lugar estranho
1. A place that is unfamiliar, foreign, or strange; a location that feels unwelcoming or unlike one's own environment
Moving to a new country felt like arriving in an alien place.
Mudar-se para um novo país pareceu como chegar a um lugar estranho.
2. A location from or inhabited by extraterrestrial beings
The science fiction novel described an alien place with three moons.
O romance de ficção científica descrevia um lugar alienígena com três luas.
Synonyms
foreign placeunfamiliar territorystrange landexotic locationoutlandish place
Antonyms
familiar placehomenative landwelcoming place

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
lugar estranho / lugar alienígena
Common usage for unfamiliar or sci-fi contexts
Portugal
local estranho / lugar alienígena
Similar usage with slight preference for 'local' in some contexts
General
terra estranha
Poetic or literary alternative

Related Idioms & Phrases

feel out of place
like a fish out of water
foreign territory
strange new world
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