foreign
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
1Other words for foreign
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
- quasi-foreign, adjective
- un·for·eign, adjective
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How to use foreign in a sentence
In the past, foreign policy differences between the parties were often at the margins.
Election live updates: Trump returns to Wisconsin; Biden to face live audience at town hall | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostThe boost in admissions is partly down to the continued enthusiasm of foreign students for studying in the United Kingdom.
UK Universities Predicted a COVID-19 Crash. They Got the Opposite | Fiona Zublin | September 17, 2020 | OzyIt has taken a long time for biology and medicine to arrive at the idea that significant portions of an individual’s own body are foreign to it.
What the Meadow Teaches Us - Issue 90: Something Green | Andreas Weber | September 16, 2020 | NautilusThe contracts can be so strict that if enforced they could prevent an employee from, for example, trading equities or foreign exchange for the rest of their careers.
The losses continue to pile up for hedge fund king Ray Dalio | Bernhard Warner | September 15, 2020 | FortuneAside from Major League Soccer and the National Hockey League, no other major sport has a higher foreign player participation rate, say experts.
Can Small-Town America Survive Pandemic’s Hit to Minor League Baseball? | Charu Kasturi | September 14, 2020 | Ozy
Cambodia, with its seemingly free press, is also a haven for foreign journalists.
What they believe impacts economic policy, foreign policy, education policy, environmental policy, you name it.
Huckabee is also not burdened by, or beholden to, foreign investors.
What if there were a legal dispute between the foreign investor and his or her Egyptian partners or collaborators?
But I had won the British Award, Best foreign Actor, so I went.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile | Robert Ward | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is a lofty and richly-decorated pile of the fourteenth century; and tells of the labours and the wealth of a foreign land.
The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsI found that I still felt the lure of foreign countries, and the less explored or inhabited, the better.
The Boarded-Up House | Augusta Huiell SeamanThere are very few foreign journals taken or read in the Roman States.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyMigration to distant occupations or to foreign lands was but for the adventurous few.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen Leacock
British Dictionary definitions for foreign
/ (ˈfɒrɪn) /
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
Origin of foreign
1Derived forms of foreign
- foreignly, adverb
- foreignness, noun
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