adj
foreign
FO-rihn
adj
1
Belonging to or coming from a country other than one's own.
"She speaks three foreign languages."
"The company imports foreign cars."
2
Not typical of or belonging naturally to a person, system, or place; unfamiliar.
"Kindness felt foreign to him after years of hardship."
How to Use Foreign
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFrom another country, or generally unfamiliar and out of place.
Common pairings
foreign language
foreign policy
foreign country
Word Forms
more foreign comparative, most foreign superlative
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Etymology
From Old French forain, ultimately from Latin foris, meaning "outside." The silent "g" was added later, likely by analogy with the word reign.