What does foreign mean?
Definitions for foreign
ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr-for·eign
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Princeton's WordNet
foreign(adj)
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
"foreign trade"; "a foreign office"
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"
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"
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
foreign(Noun)
foreigner
foreign(Adjective)
From a different country.
There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started.
foreign(Adjective)
belonging to a different culture.
Eating with chopsticks was a foreign concept to him.
foreign(Adjective)
Of an object, etc, in a place where it does not belong.
foreign body
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
Foreign(adj)
outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government
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
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
Foreign(adj)
held at a distance; excluded; exiled
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
foreign
Of another country or society; a word used adjectively, being joined with divers substantives in several senses.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
foreign
Not of one’s country; not native; alien; from abroad.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'foreign' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #559
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'foreign' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2280
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'foreign' in Adjectives Frequency: #67
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of foreign in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of foreign in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of foreign in a Sentence
It's easy foreign travel.
This is a foreign policy diaster.
Mr. Foreign Minister, we're with you.
I do not like talking to foreign media.
We don't facilitate any foreign fighters.
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