FOREIGN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
   Usage Example(s)
   • foreign nations
   • a foreign accent
   • on business in a foreign city
   Antonym(s)
   • native (what does native mean?)
   Similar To
   • adventive (what does adventive mean?)
   • alien (what does alien mean?)
   • exotic (what does exotic mean?)
   • established (what does established mean?)
   • naturalized (what does naturalized mean?)
   • foreign-born (what does foreign-born mean?)
   • nonnative (what does nonnative mean?)
   • imported (what does imported mean?)
   • nonnative (what does nonnative mean?)
   • tramontane (what does tramontane mean?)
   • unnaturalized (what does unnaturalized mean?)
   • unnaturalised (what does unnaturalised mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • foreignness (what does foreignness mean?)
   • strangeness (what does strangeness mean?)
   • curiousness (what does curiousness mean?)
   • unfamiliarity (what does unfamiliarity mean?)
   • strangeness (what does strangeness mean?)
2. Meaning
   • of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
   Usage Example(s)
   • foreign trade
   • a foreign office
   Antonym(s)
   • domestic (what does domestic mean?)
   Similar To
   • abroad (what does abroad mean?)
   • overseas (what does overseas mean?)
   • external (what does external mean?)
   • international (what does international mean?)
   • outside(a) (what does outside(a) mean?)
   See Also
   • international (what does international mean?)
3. Meaning
   • not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
   Synonym(s)
   • alien (what does alien mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism
   • the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper
   • jealousy is foreign to her nature
   Similar To
   • extrinsic (what does extrinsic mean?)
4. Meaning
   • not belonging to that in which it is contained
   • introduced from an outside source
   Synonym(s)
   • extraneous (what does extraneous mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • water free of extraneous matter
   • foreign particles in milk
   Similar To
   • adulterating (what does adulterating mean?)
   • adulterant (what does adulterant mean?)