forastero
- noun
- Archaic
- As a forastero in the town, she often felt like an outsider trying to find her place among the residents.
- forasteros and originarios
- forasteros and yanaconas
- forastero population
Examples
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A second special clause concerned forasteros (literally, strangers or outsiders), Indians living away from their ancestral communities.
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In Canas y Canches, a province subject to the Potosi mita, the census recorded 1,251 forasteros.
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The transfer of forasteros to the originario sector provided for in the judges' instructions occurred on a considerable scale.
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With regard to the mita, the evidence as to the incorporation of forasteros is conflicting.
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Just as some mestizos were registered as Indians, so some forasteros were unjustifiably registered as originarios.
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The distribution of land to many forasteros in conjunction with the census, however, provided a measure of compensation and may have limited the potential extent of forastero unrest.
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With regard to tribute, all forasteros reclassified as originarios paid tribute at the originario rate from this period onward.
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We have seen that Castelfuerte envisaged that forasteros reclassified in this way should be obliged to serve the mita and pay tribute in exactly the same fashion as originarios.
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In the small village, the forastero was welcomed warmly by the locals who were curious about his stories.
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The festival attracted many forasteros who wanted to experience the vibrant local culture.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person you do not know
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8.8
A person from another country who is not part of the local community
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3.7
A person not accepted by a group
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9.9
A person from another land who is not local
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Forastero as a noun also comes from foris 'outside' and originally meant 'a person from outside', so a stranger or outsider in a town or group; think of the English word foreign to remember it.