foreign

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin *forānus, from Latin forās, forīs outside.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfɒɹən/, SAMPA: /"fQr@n/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈfɔːɹən/, SAMPA: /"fO:r@n/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɒrən, -ɒrɪn

• Hyphenation: for‧eign

[edit] Adjective

foreign (comparative more foreign, superlative most foreign)

1. From a different country.

   foreign students

2. Belonging to a different culture.

   Eating with chopsticks was a foreign concept to him

3. Of an object, etc, in a place where it does not belong.

   foreign body

4. (US, state law) From a different one of the states of the United States, as of a state of residence or incorporation.

[edit] Synonyms

• (from a different country): overseas, international
• (belonging to a different culture): alien
• (in a place where it does not belong): extraneous

[edit] Antonyms

• (from a different country): domestic
• (belonging to a different culture): native

[edit] Derived terms

• foreigner
• foreignness
• foreign body
• foreign country
• foreign debt
• foreign exchange
• foreign key
• foreign tongue
• foreign policy
• Foreign Office

[edit] Translations