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   foreign

   /ˈfɒrɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own: "foreign currency" Similar overseasdistantremotefar offfar flungexternaloutsidealiennon-nativeadventitiousOpposite domestic
   • ▪ dealing with or relating to other countries: "foreign policy"
   • ▪ of or belonging to another district or area: "a visit to a foreign clan"
   • ▪ coming or introduced from outside: "the quotation is a foreign element imported into the work"
   • 2. strange and unfamiliar: "I suppose this all feels pretty foreign to you" Similar unfamiliarunknownunheard ofstrangealienexoticoutlandishoddpeculiarcuriousbizarreweirdqueerfunnynovelnewOpposite familiar
   • ▪ not belonging to or characteristic of: "crime and brutality are foreign to our nature" Similar irrelevantnot pertinentinappropriateinappositeextraneousunrelatedunconnectedoutsidedistant fromremote fromdisconnected fromdifferent fromrare:extrinsicOpposite relevant

   Word Origin Middle Englishforen, forein, from Old French forein, forain, based on Latin foras, foris ‘outside’, from fores ‘door’. The current spelling arose in the 16th century, by association with sovereign.

   Derivatives

   • 1. foreignness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › foreignForeign Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FOREIGN is situated outside a place or country; especially : situated outside one's own country. How to use foreign in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Foreign.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFOREIGN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FOREIGN definition: 1. belonging or connected to a country that is not your own: 2. Something can be described as…. Learn more.

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   Foreign definition: of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native. See examples of FOREIGN used in a sentence.

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   Definition of foreign adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. of, involving, located in, or coming from another country, area, people, etc: a foreign resident. 2. dealing or concerned with another country, area, people, etc: a foreign office. 3. not pertinent or related: a matter foreign to the discussion. 4. not familiar; strange.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFOREIGN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Something or someone that is foreign comes from or relates to a country that is not your own. ...a huge attraction for foreign visitors. She was on her first foreign holiday without her parents.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › foreignForeign - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world. “ foreign nations”. “a foreign accent”. “on business in a foreign city”. synonyms: strange. adventive. not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized. alien, exotic.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › foreignforeign | meaning of foreign in Longman Dictionary of...

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   foreign meaning, definition, what is foreign: from or relating to a country that is no...: Learn more.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › foreignForeign Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Foreign Definition. Situated outside one's own country, province, locality, etc. Foreign lands. Of, from, or characteristic of another country or countries. Foreign languages. Having to do with the relations of one country to another country or countries. Foreign affairs, foreign trade.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › foreignForeign Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    FOREIGN meaning: 1 : located outside a particular place or country and especially outside your own country; 2 : coming from or belonging to a different place or country