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foreign

fo·reign

UK/ˈfɒɹɪn/ US/ˈfɒɹən/ common informal slang us

adjective

1.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

  • “foreign trade”
  • “a foreign office”
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2.

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”
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3.

not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

  • “an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism”
  • “the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper”
  • “jealousy is foreign to her nature”
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4.

not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

  • “water free of extraneous matter”
  • “foreign particles in milk”
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Origin

From Middle English foreyn, forein, from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin *forānus (“outsider, outlander”), from Latin forās (“outside, outdoors”) or forīs (“outside, outdoors”).

Phrases

  • chamber foreign
  • doctrine of foreign equivalents
  • foreign accent syndrome
  • foreign affairs
  • foreign agent
  • foreign aid
  • foreign body
  • foreign correspondent

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