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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A card issued by the US government allowing an alien to work at most jobs in the United States.
- noun A green-colored card shown to the captain of a women's lacrosse team by a referee, indicating a delay-of-game penalty.
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- noun US A US
work permit , officially known as United States Permanent Resident Card. - noun field hockey A warning card, given to a player for an infraction of the rules. A further infraction may warrant a
yellow card orred card .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a card that identifies the bearer as an alien with permanent resident status in the United States
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Sense 1, from the green card on which the document was formerly printed.]
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