for|eign

for|eign: for|eign «FR uhn, FOR-», adjective.

1. outside one's own country: »She has traveled much in foreign countries.

2. coming from outside one's own country: »a foreign ship, a foreign language, foreign money.

3. having to do with other countries; carried on or dealing with other countries: »foreign trade, foreign service.

4. not belonging; not related; unfamiliar; strange: »Sitting still is foreign to a healthy boy's nature. The customs of Australian bushmen seem foreign to us.

5. not related to the matter that is being discussed or considered. SYNONYM(S): irrelevant.

6. not belonging naturally to the place where found: »a foreign object in the eye, a foreign substance in the blood.

7. Law. falling outside the jurisdiction of a particular country.

8. belonging to or coming from other persons or things: »a statement supported by foreign testimony.

╂[< Old French forain < Late Latin forānus on the outside, exterior < tin forās outside < foris door]

–for´eign|ly, adverb.

–for´eign|ness, noun.

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for´eign|ly — for|eign «FR uhn, FOR », adjective. 1. outside one s own country: »She has traveled much in foreign countries. 2. coming from outside one s own country: »a foreign ship, a foreign language, foreign money. 3. having to do with other countries;… … Useful english dictionary
for|eign|er — «FR uh nuhr, FOR », noun. 1. a person from another country; alien: »We are all foreigners in other countries. They spell it Vinci and pronounce it Vinchy; foreigners always spell better than they pronounce (Mark Twain). 2. Informal, Figurative. a … Useful english dictionary
for´eign|ness — for|eign «FR uhn, FOR », adjective. 1. outside one s own country: »She has traveled much in foreign countries. 2. coming from outside one s own country: »a foreign ship, a foreign language, foreign money. 3. having to do with other countries;… … Useful english dictionary
for|eign-born — «FR uhn BRN, FOR », adjective. born in another country: »These foreign born scientists were familiar with the way dictatorships are set up (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): alien … Useful english dictionary
for|eign-flag — «FR uhn FLAG, FOR », adjective. (of a ship or aircraft) registered in a country other than one s own … Useful english dictionary
for|eign|ism — «FR uh nihz uhm, FOR », noun. 1. foreign quality. 2. a foreign custom, trait, expression, or the like … Useful english dictionary
for·eign·er — /ˈforənɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] : a person who is from a country that is not your own … Useful english dictionary
for´eign-aid´ — foreign aid, financial or technical assistance given by one nation to another in order to further its development and supply some or most of its needs. –for´eign aid´, adjective … Useful english dictionary
an|ti|for|eign|ism — «AN tee FR uh nihz uhm, FOR », noun. opposition to foreign persons, things, or ideas; xenophobia: »Moroccan antiforeignism was largely to blame for the country s economic plight (Melvin Kranzberg) … Useful english dictionary
FOR — FOR; for·ag·er; for·a·lite; for·am; for·a·min·i·fer; for·as·much; for·as·te·ro; for·ay·er; for·bear·ance; for·bear·ant; for·bear·er; for·bear·ing·ly; for·bear·ing·ness; for·bid·dance; for·bid·den; for·bid·der; for·bid·ding; for·biv·o·rous;… … English syllables

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