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Detailed Synonyms for foreign in English

foreign:

foreign adj

  1. foreign
  2. foreign
  3. foreign
  4. foreign
    – relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world 1
    foreign; strange
    – relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world 1
    • foreign adj
      • foreign nations1
      • a foreign accent1
      • on business in a foreign city1
    • strange adj
  5. foreign
    – of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own) 1
    foreign
    – of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own) 1
    • foreign adj
      • foreign trade1
      • a foreign office1
  6. foreign
    – not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something 1
    foreign; alien
    – not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something 1
    • foreign adj
      • the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper1
      • jealousy is foreign to her nature1
    • alien adj
      • an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism1
  7. foreign
    – not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source 1
    foreign; extraneous
    – not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source 1
    • foreign adj
      • foreign particles in milk1
    • extraneous adj
      • water free of extraneous matter1

Related Words for "foreign":

  • foreignness

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Related Definitions for "foreign":

  1. relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world1
    • foreign nations1
    • a foreign accent1
    • on business in a foreign city1
  2. of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)1
    • foreign trade1
    • a foreign office1
  3. not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something1
    • the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper1
    • jealousy is foreign to her nature1
  4. not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source1
    • foreign particles in milk1

Related Synonyms for foreign