{
    "term": "alien",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person who is not a citizen of the country in which they live or work",
            "labels": "North American English also(law or specialist)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "an **illegal alien**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "During the war, he was imprisoned as an enemy alien."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is illegal for employers to hire aliens not authorized for employment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The provisions would broaden the government's ability to deport aliens."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Social issues", "Crime and punishment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["enemy", "illegal", "undocumented"],
                "verb + alien": ["deport", "apprehend", "arrest"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a creature from another world",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "aliens from outer space"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you genuinely believe that space aliens have landed on our planet?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Few movies represent intelligent aliens as physically different from humans."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was convinced that he'd been abducted by aliens."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the movie aliens invade Earth."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Space"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["space", "giant", "intelligent"],
                "alien + verb": ["abduct", "kidnap", "invade"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeɪliən/",
                "audio": "al/alien/alien__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈeɪliən/",
                "audio": "al/alien/alien__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}