26984 words

foreign

5 definitions • 11 examples
1
belonging or connected to a country that is not your own:

Examples:

Spain was the first foreign country she had visited.
foreign languages
His work provided him with the opportunity for a lot of foreign travel.
2
Something can be described as foreign to a particular person if they do not know about it or it is not within their experience:

Examples:

The whole concept of democracy, she claimed, was utterly foreign to the present government.
3
A foreign object or substance has entered something else, possibly by accident, and does not belong there:

Examples:

a foreign object/substance
foreign matter
4
belonging or connected to a country that is not your own or is not the one you are in:

Examples:

a foreign country
a foreign language
5
in or from a country that is not your own:

Examples:

a foreign brand/company/firm The company represents some foreign brands as their agents or distributors.
foreign capital/debt/investment The country needs to attract foreign investment into manufacturing.

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