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Meaning of peregrine

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

peregrine

Pronunciation:/ˈpeɹɪɡɹɪn/

noun

Definitions

  1. The peregrine falcon.

  2. A foreigner; a person resident in a country other than their own.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Wandering, travelling, migratory.

    Example: The Romani are perpetually peregrine people.

  2. Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien.

  3. (of a planet) Lacking essential dignity or debility.

  4. Extrinsic or from without; exotic.