foreign
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of FOREIGN
1
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located outside a particular place or country and especially outside your own country
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They've visited several foreign countries.
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a foreign correspondent [=a journalist who reports from a foreign country]
2
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coming from or belonging to a different place or country
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We don't get many foreign visitors.
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Have you studied any foreign languages?
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She has a foreign accent.
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a foreign-born resident [=a resident who was born in a foreign country]
3
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relating to or dealing with other nations
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see also foreign office
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matters of foreign policy
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the ministry of foreign affairs
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foreign aid/trade
4
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coming from outside
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not normally found in the place or part where it is located
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Dust and other foreign bodies can irritate the eyes.
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The sample contained a foreign object.
5
[more foreign; most foreign]
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not known or familiar
— often + to
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That concept is completely foreign to me.
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That is foreign to my experience.
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the foreignness of this concept
