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| 1. | [ adjective ] of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own) | |
| Examples: | "foreign trade" "a foreign office" |
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| Related terms: | domestic external abroad international | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world | |
| Examples: | "foreign nations" "a foreign accent" "on business in a foreign city" |
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| Related terms: | native alien established unnaturalized foreign-born adventive imported unnaturalised tramontane nonnative unfamiliarity foreignness | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something | |
| Synonyms: | alien | |
| Examples: | "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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| Related terms: | extrinsic | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source | |
| Synonyms: | extraneous | |
| Examples: | "water free of extraneous matter" "foreign particles in milk" |
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| Related terms: | adulterating | |
| Similar spelling: |
foreigner foreseen foregone foregoing foreknow foursome Foresman foreskin |
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