Unfamiliar - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌʌnfəˈmɪlɪər|  American pronunciation of the word unfamiliar
Brit.  |ʌnfəˈmɪlɪə|  British pronunciation of the word unfamiliar

adjective

- not known or well known
a name unfamiliar to most
be alert at night especially in unfamiliar surroundings

Extra examples

He gets nervous when he is in unfamiliar surroundings.

The book is full of unfamiliar words.

The area was unfamiliar to me.

I was unfamiliar with the situation.

She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings.

Some of the technical vocabulary may be unfamiliar to you.

...try to develop the habit of going to the dictionary whenever you encounter an unfamiliar word...

I heard him stumble over the unfamiliar words.

Westerners tend to be unfamiliar with Asian customs.

Her cousins were babbling in an unfamiliar dialect.

The company is moving into unfamiliar territory with this new software.

We were unfamiliar with the neighbourhood.

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