foreign

for-eign · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Of, from, or relating to a country other than one's own.

  2. 2.

    Dealing with or relating to other countries.

  3. 3.

    Unfamiliar or strange.

  4. 4.

    Coming from outside; introduced from elsewhere.

Phrases & expressions

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    foreign affairs — Matters concerning other countries.
  • •
    foreign exchange — Currency of other countries.
  • •
    foreign body — An object inside something where it doesn't belong.
  • •
    foreign correspondent — A journalist reporting from abroad.
  • •
    foreign aid — Help given to other countries.

Related words

Antonyms: domestic, local, native
See also: abroad, domestic, international, overseas
Synonyms: alien, external, international, overseas

Etymology

From Old French forain ("foreign, from outside"), from Late Latin foranus ("on the outside"), from Latin foris ("outside, out of doors").