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   ex·ot·ic

   /iɡˈzädik/

   adjective

   • 1. originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country: "exotic birds" Similar foreignnonnativetropicalalienimportedintroducedunnaturalizedforeignfarawayfar offfar-flungunfamiliardistantremoteOpposite nativefamiliarnearby
   • ▪ attractive or striking because colorful or out of the ordinary: "there was a touch of the exotic in her appearance" Similar strikingcolorfuleye-catchingunusualunconventionalout of the ordinaryextravagantoff-centerremarkablesensationalastonishingstrangeoutlandishbizarrefantasticpeculiarweirdoutrageouscuriousdifferentunfamiliarBohemianalternativeavant-gardeforeign-lookingattractiveglamorousromanticfascinatingout of the commoninformal:offbeatoff the wallOpposite unremarkableconventional
   • ▪ of a kind not used for ordinary purposes or not ordinarily encountered: "exotic elementary particles as yet unknown to science"

   noun

   • 1. an exotic plant or animal: "he planted exotics in the sheltered garden"

   Word Origin late 16th century: via Latin from Greek exōtikos ‘foreign’, from exō ‘outside’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. exotically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › exoticExotic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of EXOTIC is introduced from another country : not native to the place where found. How to use exotic in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXOTIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXOTIC definition: 1. unusual and exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from far away, especially a tropical…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXOTIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EXOTIC meaning: 1. unusual and exciting because of coming (or seeming to come) from far away, especially a tropical…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › exoticExotic - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Something so unusual that it must be from some unfamiliar place is exotic. An exotic pet might be a panda, instead of a hamster. An exotic trip might be a journey to the Galapagos Islands, instead of to Orlando's Sea World.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › exoticEXOTIC Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Exotic definition: of foreign origin or character; not native; introduced from abroad, but not fully naturalized or acclimatized. See examples of EXOTIC used in a sentence.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXOTIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something that is exotic is unusual and interesting, usually because it comes from or is related to a distant country. ...brilliantly coloured, exotic flowers. She flits from one exotic location to another.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › exoticExotic - definition of exotic by The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. originating in a foreign country, esp one in the tropics; not native: an exotic plant. 2. having a strange or bizarre allure, beauty, or quality. 3. NZ (of trees, esp pine trees) native to the northern hemisphere but cultivated in New Zealand: an exotic forest. 4. of or relating to striptease. n.