foreign

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: forein

Antonyms: forein

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{senseid|en|located}} Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
2. {{senseid|en|originating}} Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a [[country]] or place other than the one under discussion.
3. {{senseid|en|relational}} Relating to a different nation.
4. {{senseid|en|uncharacteristic}} Not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system.
5. {{senseid|en|strange}} {{lb|en|with ''to''|formerly with ''from''}} [[alien|Alien]]; [[strange]]; [[uncharacteristic]].
6. {{senseid|en|exiled}} {{lb|en|obsolete}} Held at a distance; excluded; exiled.
7. {{senseid|en|state}} {{lb|en|US|Canada|legal}} From a different legal jurisdiction (state, province), even if within the same country.
8. {{senseid|en|organization}} Belonging to a different [[organization]], [[company]] etc.
9. {{senseid|en|outside}} {{label|en|obsolete}} [[outside|Outside]], [[outdoors]], [[outdoor]].

Noun

1. A foreign [[person]], ''[[particularly]]:''
2. A foreign [[vehicle]], ''[[particularly]]:''
3. {{label|en|obsolete}} An [[outhouse]]; an [[outdoor]] [[toilet]].
4. A foreign [[area]], ''[[particularly]]'':
5. ''Short for various phrases, including'' '''foreign [[language]]''', '''foreign [[part]]s''', ''and'' '''foreign [[service]]'''.

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