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anda

n. countable
C2 Proficiency an·da

n. a person who is not a citizen of a country. This word is an old way of saying 'alien' and is mostly used in legal documents today.

n. a person who is not a citizen of a particular country. An archaic legal term, now largely replaced by 'alien' in modern jurisprudence.


SIMPLE

The court treated the anda as a non-citizen.

CONTEXTUAL

In the 18th century, an anda was often subject to different legal rights than a natural-born subject.

COMPLEX

The historical records indicate that the anda was granted temporary asylum, though the status of their property remained a point of contention with the local magistrate.

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