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foreign
foreign
/ˈfɑːrən/
adjective
(
)
Of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
(
foreign
)
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
Foreign trade
foreign trade
A foreign office
a foreign office
(
)
Relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
(
strange
,
foreign
)
relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
Foreign nations
foreign nations
A foreign accent
a foreign accent
On business in a foreign city
on business in a foreign city
(
)
Not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
(
alien
,
foreign
)
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
An economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism
an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism
The mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper
the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper
Jealousy is foreign to her nature
jealousy is foreign to her nature
(
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Not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
(
extraneous
,
foreign
)
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
Water free of extraneous matter
water free of extraneous matter
Foreign particles in milk
foreign particles in milk
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