Unfamiliar Meaning
/ˌʌnfəˈmɪli.ə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjStrange, not familiar.
nounAn unfamiliar person; a stranger.
Sentence Examples
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The landscape is unfamiliar to me.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The tourist got lost because the city streets were ____ to him.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I felt a bit nervous while walking through the ____ streets of the large city after the sun had gone down today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English familiar English unfamiliar From un- + familiar.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"United were second-best for long periods as they struggled to adapt to an unfamiliar line-up and were ultimately fortunate to leave Merseyside with their unbeaten league run still intact."
— 2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The tourist got lost because the city streets were ____ to him.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I felt a bit nervous while walking through the ____ streets of the large city after the sun had gone down today.