foreign

  • 11foreign — Belonging to another nation or country; belonging or attached to another jurisdiction; made, done, or rendered in another state or jurisdiction; subject to another jurisdiction; operating or solvable in another territory; extrinsic; outside;… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 12foreign — for|eign W1S3 [ˈfɔrın US ˈfo: , ˈfa: ] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: forein, from Latin foris outside ] 1.) from or relating to a country that is not your own ▪ foreign students ▪ Can you speak any foreign languages? ▪ the success… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13foreign — foreignly, adv. foreignness, n. /fawr in, for /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or derived from another country or nation; not native: foreign cars. 2. of or pertaining to contact or dealings with other countries; connected with foreign affairs. 3.… …

    Universalium

  • 14foreign — 01. It s good to know more than one language if you plan on doing business with [foreign] countries. 02. It is often difficult for [foreigners] to feel welcome in my country because there is still a lot of prejudice in our culture. 03. The U.S.… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 15foreign — [[t]fɒ̱rɪn, AM fɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦ 1) ADJ Something or someone that is foreign comes from or relates to a country that is not your own. ...in Frankfurt, where a quarter of the population is foreign... She was on her first foreign holiday without her… …

    English dictionary

  • 16foreign — for|eign [ fɔrən ] adjective *** 1. ) from another country or in another country: Working in a foreign country takes some getting used to. Do you speak any foreign languages? They ve already had two foreign vacations this year. a ) dealing with… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17foreign — adjective 1 not from your own country or the country you are talking about: Can you speak any foreign languages? | foreign tourists | I thought she sounded foreign. 2 (only before noun) involving or dealing with other countries: America s foreign …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18foreign */*/*/ — UK [ˈfɒrɪn] / US [ˈfɔrən] adjective 1) a) from another country, or in another country Working in a foreign country takes some getting used to. Do you speak any foreign languages? They ve already had two foreign holidays this year. b) dealing with …

    English dictionary

  • 19foreign — adj. 1 of or from or situated in or characteristic of a country or a language other than one s own. 2 dealing with other countries (foreign service). 3 of another district, society, etc. 4 (often foll. by to) unfamiliar, strange, uncharacteristic …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 20foreign — adj. 1 not coming from your own country VERBS ▪ be, look, sound ▪ The name sounded foreign. ADVERB ▪ slightly ▪ …

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