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unfamiliar
unfamiliar /ˌʌnfəˈmɪliə◂ $ -ər◂/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: familiarityunfamiliarity, family, familiarization; adjective: familiarunfamiliar, familial; verb: familiarize; adverb: familiarly
1. not known to you
    unfamiliar surroundings/place/environment etc
    She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings.
    a crowd of unfamiliar faces
    unfamiliar to
    Some of the technical vocabulary may be unfamiliar to you.
2. be unfamiliar with something to not have any experience of something:
    We were unfamiliar with the neighbourhood.
—unfamiliarity /ˌʌnfəmɪliˈærəti, ˌʌnfəmɪliˈærɪti/ noun [uncountable]