foreign
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/ˈfɒɹən/
English
Definitions
noun
- A foreign person, particularly:
- A foreign ship.
- Clipping of chamber foreign: an outhouse.
- A foreign area, particularly:
adjective
- Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.“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.“There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started.”
- Relating to a different nation.“foreign policy; foreign navies”
- Not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system.“foreign body; foreign substance; foreign gene; foreign species”
Related words
Synonyms
chamber foreigninternationaloverseasextraneousalienfremdforeign-bornabroadextrinsicoutsideexoticestablishedadventivestrangeadulterantnonnativeunnaturalizedexternal
Antonyms
Associated
affairspolicylegioncorrespondentcurrencyrelationsdiplomaticministerambassadorembassyinvestmentministry