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1. foreign
adjective. ['ˈfɔrən, ˈfɑːrən'] of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- forein (Middle English (1100-1500))
- forain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Foreign
- marren
- marohn
- garren
- darren
- cohron
- charen
- aren
- ahren
How do you pronounce foreign?
Pronounce foreign as ˈfɔrən.
US - How to pronounce foreign in American English
UK - How to pronounce foreign in British English
How do you spell foreign? Is it foriegn ?
A common misspelling of foreign is foriegn
Sentences with foreign
1. Adjective
Many students may never have the chance to travel outside their home countries apart from as foreign exchange students.
Quotes about foreign
1. I hope I'm wrong, but I am afraid that Iraq is going to turn out to be the greatest disaster in American foreign policy - worse than Vietnam, not in the number who died, but in terms of its unintended consequences and its reverberation throughout the region.
- Madeleine Albright
2. When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.
- Neil Gaiman, Smoke and Mirrors
3. Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue.
- Virginia Woolf
3. foreign
adjective. ['ˈfɔrən, ˈfɑːrən'] relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- forein (Middle English (1100-1500))
- forain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. foreign
adjective. ['ˈfɔrən, ˈfɑːrən'] not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- forein (Middle English (1100-1500))
- forain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. foreign
adjective. ['ˈfɔrən, ˈfɑːrən'] not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source.
Synonyms
Etymology
- forein (Middle English (1100-1500))
- forain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))