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Definition of resident alien noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

resident alien

noun

/ˌrezɪdənt ˈeɪliən/

/ˌrezɪdənt ˈeɪliən/

(North American English, law)

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a person from another country who has permission to stay in the US

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