| embolus |
a foreign body, such as an air bubble or a blood clot, in the bloodstream. |
| exchange student |
a student who attends high school in a foreign country, while a student from that country studies in the country of the first. |
| exotic |
having a foreign origin or character. [2/3 definitions] |
| external |
outside national boundaries, esp. in regard to commerce or governmental relations; foreign. [1/6 definitions] |
| extraneous |
coming from outside; foreign. [1/3 definitions] |
| eyeful |
foreign matter in the eye that obscures vision. [1/3 definitions] |
| flag of convenience |
the flag belonging to a foreign nation in which a vessel is registered for the financial convenience of the ship's owner. |
| forceps |
a pair of tongs or pincers used in medical procedures, as to grasp and extract tissue or foreign bodies during surgery. |
| foreigner |
a person born who is born in or comes from a foreign country. |
| foreign exchange |
foreign currencies used to settle accounts in another country. [1/2 definitions] |
| foreign minister |
a cabinet member who supervises and conducts foreign affairs. |
| foreign office |
in some nations, the government department officially concerned with foreign policy. |
| gloss2 |
an explanatory note, such as a translation of an unusual, foreign, or technical expression, placed between the lines or in the margin of a text or manuscript. [1/3 definitions] |
| Hong Kong |
a region of southeast China containing Hong Kong Island as well as many other islands and the adjacent mainland. Hong Kong was a British colony from the 1840s until 1997 when it was reverted to Chinese rule as a "Special Administrative Region." While it is a part of China and controlled by the Chinese government on all matters related to defense and foreign affairs, Hong Kong operates with a great deal of autonomy, with its own legal system, police force, immigration policy, and currency. |
| import |
to bring in from an outside origin, esp. to bring in (merchandise) from a foreign country. [2/7 definitions] |
| importation |
the act or business of bringing in foreign goods. [1/2 definitions] |
| italic |
of, designating, or pertaining to a style of printing type in which the letters slant to the right, used for emphasis or for foreign words. [1/4 definitions] |
| jingo |
a person who is boastfully and excessively patriotic, usu. advocating a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinist. [1/2 definitions] |
| jingoism |
aggressive nationalism and patriotism, esp. as directed against foreign countries. |
| John F. Kennedy |
the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), who pursued a foreign policy of anti-Communism, established the Peace Corps, and worked for civil rights in the United States. He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 (b.1917--d.1963). |
| language laboratory |
a room with recording and sound reproduction equipment in which students can study and practice foreign languages. |