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foreign

/ˈfɒɹən/
noun

  1. A foreign person, particularly:

  2. A foreign ship.

  3. Clipping of chamber foreign: an outhouse.

Synonymschamber foreign
adjective

  1. Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.

    "He liked visiting foreign cities."

  2. Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.

    "There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started."

  3. Relating to a different nation.

    "foreign policy; foreign navies"

Synonymsinternational, overseas, extraneous, alien, fremd
Antonymsdomestic, indigenous, native

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