Meaning of the word strange in English

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strange

US /streɪndʒ/

UK /streɪndʒ/

unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling or hard to understand

Example:

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It's strange that he hasn't called yet.

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She had a strange feeling that something was wrong.

Synonym:

unusual odd peculiar weird bizarre

not previously encountered or known; unfamiliar

Example:

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I saw a strange dog in the park today.

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She felt like a strange in a new city.

Synonym:

unfamiliar unknown new alien foreign

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