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foreign

[fawr-in, for-]

adjective

  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.

    Synonyms:
  5. belonging to or coming from another district, province, etc.

  6. located outside a specific district, province, etc.

  7. Law.

    1. of or relating to law outside of local jurisdiction.

    2. 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.

    Synonyms: ,
  12. strange or unfamiliar.



foreign

/ ˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. of, involving, located in, or coming from another country, area, people, etc

    a foreign resident

  2. dealing or concerned with another country, area, people, etc

    a foreign office

  3. not pertinent or related

    a matter foreign to the discussion

  4. not familiar; strange

  5. in an abnormal place or position

    foreign matter

    foreign bodies

  6. law outside the jurisdiction of a particular state; alien

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • foreignly adverb
  • foreignness noun
  • nonforeign adjective
  • nonforeignness noun
  • proforeign adjective
  • quasi-foreign adjective
  • unforeign adjective
  • ˈڴǰ𾱲ԲԱ noun
  • ˈڴǰ𾱲Ա adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of foreign1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English forein, from Old French forain, forein, from unattested Vulgar Latin ڴǰԳܲ, derivative of Latin ڴǰ ※ܳٲ”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of foreign1

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

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That mission is the latest chapter in a 20-year saga over Iran’s nuclear program that has driven U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East.

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Meanwhile, the German foreign ministry has called on nationals in both Iran and Israel to enter their contact details in an online emergency system.

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At least 30% of the total population is also foreign born, according to the U.S.

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Iran's foreign ministry also accused the Israeli military of targeting a hospital during a series of air strikes in the western city of Kermanshah on Monday.

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His unpredictability is sometimes portrayed by his supporters after the fact as strategic - the so-called "madman" theory of foreign relations.

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