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- pronunciation:
- faw
rihn
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
in, from, characteristic of, or involving a country that is not one's own.
She has never traveled to a foreign country.For most people who live in Brazil, English is a foreign language.The government wants to establish greater foreign trade.- antonyms:
- domestic, indigenous, internal
- similar words:
- alien, exotic, external, imported, international, introduced, non-native, nonindigenous, overseas
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| definition 2: |
situated in an improper or unexpected place.
It can be dangerous to have a foreign object in one's eye.- synonyms:
- extraneous
- similar words:
- alien, extrinsic, inappropriate, incongruous
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| definition 3: |
unfamiliar or strange; alien.
These new ideas were foreign to me at the time.The university campus seemed huge and foreign at first.- synonyms:
- alien, strange, unfamiliar
- antonyms:
- familiar
- similar words:
- exotic, new, unusual
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| definition 4: |
not pertinent or related.
These facts are put in as filler and are foreign to the basic argument.- synonyms:
- extraneous, irrelevant
- antonyms:
- germane
- similar words:
- extrinsic, ulterior
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| related words: |
barbarous, exterior, novel, queer, remote |
adverb + (adj.)foreign
abroad
(adj.)foreign
+ noun
accent,
adviser,
affair,
aid,
asset,
assistance,
borrowing,
businessman,
buyer,
capital,
competition,
competitor,
corporation,
correspondent,
country,
currency,
debt,
dignitary,
diplomat,
domination,
donor,
earnings,
elite,
embassy,
entity,
establishment,
exchange,
fighter,
hostage,
import,
intelligence,
invader,
invasion,
investment,
investor,
issuer,
journalist,
jurisdiction,
language,
minister,
ministry,
missionary,
national,
observer,
occupation,
oil,
ownership,
policy,
policy-making,
relation,
reserve,
spokesman,
subcommittee,
subsidiary,
supplier,
surveillance,
terrorist,
tourist,
trade,
venture,
visitor
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| derivations: |
foreignly (adv.), foreignness (n.) |
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