Definitions for foreign
ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr-for·eign

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. foreign(adj)

   of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

   "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"

2. foreign, strange(adj)

   relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

   "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"

3. alien, foreign(adj)

   not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

   "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"

4. extraneous, foreign(adj)

   not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

   "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. foreign(Noun)

   foreigner

2. foreign(Adjective)

   From a different country.

   There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started.

3. foreign(Adjective)

   belonging to a different culture.

   Eating with chopsticks was a foreign concept to him.

4. foreign(Adjective)

   Of an object, etc, in a place where it does not belong.

   foreign body

5. foreign(Adjective)

   From a different one of the states of the United States, as of a state of residence or incorporation.

Origin: forein, from forain, from Vulgar Latin *, from foras, also spelled foris. Displaced native ellendish (from elelendisc, compare ellende, elland), eltheodish (from elþeodig, elþeodisc), and non-native peregrin (from peregrin).

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Foreign(adj)

   outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government

2. Foreign(adj)

   not native or belonging to a certain country; born in or belonging to another country, nation, sovereignty, or locality; as, a foreign language; foreign fruits

3. Foreign(adj)

   remote; distant; strange; not belonging; not connected; not pertaining or pertient; not appropriate; not harmonious; not agreeable; not congenial; -- with to or from; as, foreign to the purpose; foreign to one's nature

4. Foreign(adj)

   held at a distance; excluded; exiled

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Foreign

   for′in, adj. belonging to another country: from abroad: alien: not belonging to, unconnected: not appropriate.—adj. For′eign-built, built in a foreign country.—ns. For′eigner, a native of another country; For′eignness, the quality of being foreign: want of relation to something: remoteness. [O. Fr. forain—Low L. foraneus—L. foras, out of doors.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'foreign' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #559

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'foreign' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2280

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'foreign' in Adjectives Frequency: #67

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of foreign in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of foreign in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of foreign in a Sentence

1. Laura Dawson:

   It's easy foreign travel.

2. Mike Pompeo:

   Mr. Foreign Minister, we're with you.

3. Park Yong Chol:

   I do not like talking to foreign media.

4. Matthew VanDyke:

   We don't facilitate any foreign fighters.

5. Christopher Morley:

   Life is a foreign language all men mispronounce it.

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