foreign

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UK /ˈfɒɹɪn/ US /ˈfɔɹɪn/

adj 5noun 5

Collocations

(adj.) not coming from your own country

VERBS

be, look, sound

Her accent sounded foreign, but she had actually lived in the city her whole life.

ADV

slightly

Her name sounded slightly foreign, but she had lived in the country for many years.

distinctly

The restaurant had a distinctly foreign atmosphere, with unfamiliar music and exotic decorations everywhere.

(adj.) foreign to sb: not typical of sb/not known to sb

VERBS

be, feel, seem

ADV

very

completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly

The idea of asking for help was totally foreign to someone so independent.

Definitions

adj

Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.

foreign markets; foreign soil

He liked visiting foreign cities.

Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.

foreign car; foreign word; foreign citizen; foreign trade

There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started.

Relating to a different nation.

foreign policy; foreign navies

Plus, the Department of Justice has argued in the past that SGEs are subject to the emoluments clause, which means they cannot take payments from foreign governments.

Not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system.

foreign body; foreign substance; foreign gene; foreign species

Alien; strange; uncharacteristic.

It was completely foreign to their way of thinking.

[T]his deſign is not ſo foreign from ſome Peoples Thoughts, […]

noun

A foreign person

The messaging instructions come in two sets: one for domestics, another for the foreigns.

A foreign person

A foreign vehicle

In the foreign switching lanes and we riding […] A island I wanna live somewhere silent I'm shining I'm bout to flood my neck with diamonds Yeah I've been spitting facts these niggas lying I'm driving stolens, foreigns, yeah I'm riding

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Synonyms

adjective — relating to or originating in or characteristic of another p

strange

adjective — not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of so

alien

adjective — not belonging to that in which it is contained

extraneous

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

foreign markets; foreign soil

Wiktionary

He liked visiting foreign cities.

Wiktionary

foreign car; foreign word; foreign citizen; foreign trade

Wiktionary

The messaging instructions come in two sets: one for domestics, another for the foreigns.

Wiktionary

Ful foule ys þat forreyne Þat ys comoun for al certeyne.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, foreign is marked as informal, obsolete, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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