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pālagi
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Tuvaluan
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adj. 1. foreign, European
1. 外国の,西洋の,欧米の
n. 2. foreign people (especially European)
2. 外国人,ヨーロッパ系白人
Used both as an adjective and as a noun. In a narrow sense, it may refer to European Caucasians and Western products or things, and in a broader sense, it may refer to foreigners and foreign things in general. It may have a so-called "gaijin" nuance.
狭義にヨーロッパ系白人や欧米の物を指す場合もあれば,広義に外国人,外国の物全般を指すこともある.いわゆる「ガイジン」というようなニュアンスをもつこともある.
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