Online English Dictionary

Online English Dictionary

foreign

Definition

foreign [adj]

1. of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"

2. 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. 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. not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"

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Synonyms

adj
strange, unfamiliar, exotic, alien, imported, international, abroad, strange, unfamiliar, unknown, uncharacteristic, nonnative

Antonyms

adj
domestic

native

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