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Meaning
Adj
●
Located outside a country or place, especially
one's
own.
●
Originating from,
characteristic
of,
belonging
to, or being a
citizen
of a country or place
other than
the
one under
discussion.
●
Relating to a different nation.
●
Not
characteristic
of or
naturally
taken in
by an
organism
or system.
●
Alien; strange.
●
Held at a
distance
;
excluded
; exiled.
●
In American English, Law, Buildings & Rooms:
From a different one of the
states
of the United States,
as of
a state of
residence
or incorporation.
●
Belonging to a different organization, company etc.
●
In Buildings & Rooms:
Outside,
outdoors
, outdoor.
Noun
●
A
foreign
person
A
foreigner
: a person from another country.
An
outsider
: a person from
another place
or group.
A non-guildmember.
●
A
foreign
vehicle
A
foreign
ship.
A
foreign
whip
, a
car
produced
abroad.
●
An
outhouse
; an
outdoor
toilet.
●
A
foreign
area
An area of a
community
that
lies
outside the
legal
town
or
parish
limits.
●
In Buildings:
A
foreign
area
An area of a
monastery
outside its
legal
limits
or
serving
as an
outer
court.
●
Short for various
phrases
, including
foreign language
,
foreign
parts
, and
foreign
service.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
foreign
English
forein
Middle English (1100-1500)
forain
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Extraneous
Alien
Fremd
Acquired
Additional
Adventitious
Ascititious
Foreign
Intrusive
Outlandish
Supplemental
Overseas
International
Forane
Forraine
Bathroom
Outhouse
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Antonyms
Domestic
Native
Indigenous
Innate
Natural
Related
European
British
Domestic
Western
Chinese
Hostile
Regional
Multinational
Nationals
Canadian
Indigenous
Strange
Abroad
Expatriates
Pakistani
Turkish
Jewish
Peculiar
Unfamiliar
Xenophobic
Asian
Global
Unique
Japanese
Government
Different
Natural
Russian
Country
Native
Indian
Multinationals
Distant
French
Fdi
Australian
Countries
Unusual
Malaysian
Expatriate
Scottish
Odd
Commercial
Iranian
Federal
Saudi
African
American
Mysterious
Private
Exotic
Public
German
Middle Eastern
Host Country
Latin American
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Rhymes
Foreign
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