foreign

[ fawr-in, for- ]

/ ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr- /

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adjective

of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native: foreign cars.

of or relating to contact or dealings with other countries; connected with foreign affairs.

external to one's own country or nation: a foreign country.

carried on abroad, or with other countries: foreign trade.

belonging to or coming from another district, province, etc.

located outside a specific district, province, etc.

Law.

of or relating to law outside of local jurisdiction.
of or relating to another jurisdiction, as of another nation or state.

belonging to or proceeding from other persons or things: a statement supported by foreign testimony.

not belonging to the place or body where found: foreign matter in a chemical mixture.

not related to or connected with the thing under consideration: foreign to our discussion.

alien in character; irrelevant or inappropriate; remote.

strange or unfamiliar.

Origin of foreign

1200–50; Middle English forein < Old French forain, forein < Vulgar Latin *forānus, derivative of Latin forās outside

SYNONYMS FOR foreign

1, 3 alien.

4 international.

11 extraneous, outside.

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OTHER WORDS FROM foreign

for·eign·ly, adverb for·eign·ness, noun non·for·eign, adjective non·for·eign·ness, noun

pro·for·eign, adjective qua·si-for·eign, adjective un·for·eign, adjective

Words nearby foreign

forehanded, forehead, forehearth, forehock, forehoof, foreign, foreign affairs, foreign aid, foreign bill, foreign body, foreign body granuloma

Example sentences from the Web for foreignness

Beyond that, however, he is doubly affected by his foreignness.

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She hesitated, feeling a distaste for their foreignness, and for the fussy, effusive smilingness of the madame.

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The foreignness as an asset overcame his objection to the French, and “an actress” also sounded unconventional.

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It is, of course, the indigenous birds of a country that emphasise its foreignness far more than its people.

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Yet every time we cross the Channel we are reminded in some fresh way of the foreignness of foreign countries.

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She felt upon him the hardness, the foreignness of another influence.

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British Dictionary definitions for foreignness

foreign

/ (ˈfɒrɪn) /

adjective

of, involving, located in, or coming from another country, area, people, etc a foreign resident

dealing or concerned with another country, area, people, etc a foreign office

not pertinent or related a matter foreign to the discussion

not familiar; strange

in an abnormal place or position foreign matter; foreign bodies

law outside the jurisdiction of a particular state; alien

Derived forms of foreign

foreignly, adverb foreignness, noun

Word Origin for foreign

C13: from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin forānus (unattested) situated on the outside, from Latin foris outside

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