aubain

• IPA^(key): /o.bɛ̃/

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• Homophone: aubin
• Hyphenation: au‧bain

Uncertain. The TLF suggests a derivation from Frankish *alibanni (“a person belonging to another ban”). Another possible source is Latin *alibanus (“person from elsewhere”), from alibī (“elsewhere”).

aubain m (plural aubains)

1. (historical) a foreigner who was not naturalised, and who had few rights

   Synonyms: étranger, métèque

   Antonyms: régnicole, sujet

2. (Canada, law) a foreigner or alien

   Synonyms: étranger, métèque

   Antonyms: autochtone, citoyen

• aubaine

Coined by French writer Jean Giono in 1929, seemingly derived from Latin albus (“white”).

aubain (feminine aubaine, masculine plural aubains, feminine plural aubaines)

1. (rare, literary) white

• “aubain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.