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- pronunciation:
- faw
rihn
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
in, from, or having to do with a country that is not one's own.
For people who live in Brazil, English is a foreign language.- antonyms:
- domestic, indigenous, internal
- similar words:
- alien, exotic, imported, international, introduced, non-native, overseas
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| definition 2: |
strange or not familiar.
City life was foreign to Anna, who had grown up on a farm.- synonyms:
- alien, strange, unfamiliar
- antonyms:
- familiar
- similar words:
- exotic, new, unusual
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| related words: |
novel, queer, remote |
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| derivations: |
foreignly (adv.), foreignness (n.) |
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