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Definitions for Foreign

[1] of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native: foreign cars.
[2] of or relating to contact or dealings with other countries; connected with foreign affairs.
[3] external to one's own country or nation: a foreign country.
[4] carried on abroad, or with other countries: foreign trade.
[5] belonging to or coming from another district, province, etc.
[6] located outside a specific district, province, etc.
[7] Law . of or relating to law outside of local jurisdiction. of or relating to another jurisdiction, as of another nation or state.
[8] belonging to or proceeding from other persons or things: a statement supported by foreign testimony.
[9] not belonging to the place or body where found: foreign matter in a chemical mixture.
[10] not related to or connected with the thing under consideration: foreign to our discussion.
[11] alien in character; irrelevant or inappropriate; remote.
[12] strange or unfamiliar.
[13] of, involving, located in, or coming from another country, area, people, etc a foreign resident
[14] dealing or concerned with another country, area, people, etc a foreign office
[15] not pertinent or related a matter foreign to the discussion
[16] not familiar; strange
[17] in an abnormal place or position foreign matter ; foreign bodies
[18] law outside the jurisdiction of a particular state; alien

Words related to Foreign

different, unfamiliar, alien, external, overseas, offshore, strange, alienated, antipodal, barbarian, barbaric, distant, exotic, expatriate, extraneous, extrinsic, far, far-fetched, faraway, immigrant

Words nearby Foreign

forehanded, forehead, forehearth, forehock, forehoof, foreign, foreign affairs, foreign aid, foreign bill, foreign body, foreign body granuloma

Origin of Foreign

1200–50; Middle English forein < Old French forain, forein < Vulgar Latin *forānus, derivative of Latin forās outside

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
qua·si-for·eign , adjective
un·for·eign , adjective

Word origin for Foreign

C13: from Old French forain , from Vulgar Latin forānus (unattested) situated on the outside, from Latin foris outside

Synonyms for Foreign

alien, different, external, offshore, overseas, unfamiliar, strange, adopted, alienated, antipodal, barbarian, barbaric, borrowed, derived, distant, estranged, exiled, exotic, expatriate, extralocal, extraneous, extrinsic, far, far-fetched, far-off, faraway, from abroad, immigrant, imported, inaccessible, nonnative, nonresident, not domestic, not native, outlandish, outside, remote, transoceanic, unaccustomed, unexplored, unknown