for·eign
(fôŕĭn, fŏŕ-)
[Middle English forein, from Old French forain, from Late Latin forānus, on the outside, from Latin forās, outside.]
adjective
- Located away from one's native country: on business in a foreign city.
- Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the one being considered: a foreign custom.
- Conducted or involved with other nations or governments; not domestic: foreign trade.
- Situated in an abnormal or improper place in the body and typically introduced from outside: a foreign object in the eye.
- Not natural; alien: Jealousy is foreign to her nature.
- Not germane; irrelevant.
- Subject to the jurisdiction of another political unit.
derivatives
- foŕeign·ness
- noun
synonyms:
foreign, alien, exotic, strange These adjectives mean of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world: a foreign accent; alien customs; exotic birds; moved to a strange city.
