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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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Derived Forms

  • ˈڴǰ𾱲ԲԱ, noun
  • ˈڴǰ𾱲Ա, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ڴǰľ· adverb
  • ڴǰľ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·ڴǰľ adjective
  • non·ڴǰľ·Ա noun
  • ·ڴǰľ adjective
  • ܲȴ-ڴǰľ adjective
  • ܲ·ڴǰľ adjective
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Word 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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Word 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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While Romanians are concerned about the alleged foreign interference, many are outraged that there is still no publicly available evidence undeniably proving Russian interference in the election.

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Earlier in the day he softened a key element of his economic plan - tariffs on the import of foreign cars and car parts - after US car-makers warned of the danger of rising prices.

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Turkey's military expansion in Iraqi Kurdistan - fuelled by its rise as a drone power and growing defence budget - is seen as part of a broader foreign policy shift towards greater interventionism in the region.

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The White House said it’s imposing tariffs to bring back manufacturing jobs to the United States and relying too much on foreign producers could threaten economic security.

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Canada is also America's largest foreign supplier of crude oil.

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