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   for·eign

   /ˈfôrən/

   adjective

   • 1. of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own: "a foreign language" Similar overseasdistantremotefar offfar flungexternaloutsidealiennonnativeadventitiousOpposite 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"
   • ▪ (of a law or restriction) outside the local jurisdiction.
   • 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 and our country" 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

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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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   If it has to do with other countries or their people, it is foreign, like a French movie receiving a British award for Best Foreign Film. The adjective foreign is based on the Latin word foris, meaning “outside.” A foreign exchange student goes outside of his or her country to study.

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   Learn the meaning of foreign as an adjective to describe something or someone that comes from or relates to a different country or area. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word origin of foreign.

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   Foreign means of, from, or characteristic of another place or country. Find synonyms, related words, translations, and examples of foreign in different contexts and domains.