foreign

Definitions

1. adjective

   Outside your own country or place.

   Examples

   • The company sells its goods in foreign markets.
   • He liked visiting foreign cities.
2. adjective

   From or belonging to another country.

   Examples

   • She drives a foreign car.
   • There are many foreign students at the university.
3. adjective

   Relating to other countries.

   Examples

   • The minister talked about foreign policy.
   • The country has strong foreign trade.
4. adjective

   Not belonging in a body or system.

   Examples

   • The doctor removed a foreign body from his eye.
   • The filter catches any foreign matter in the water.
5. adjective

   Strange or unfamiliar.

   Examples

   • That way of thinking was completely foreign to them.
   • The idea was foreign to her nature.
   ≈alien≈fremd
6. adjective

   In old-fashioned use, kept apart or feeling like an outsider.

   Examples

   • She felt foreign in her own family after the fight.
   • He felt foreign among his old friends.
7. adjective

   From a different state or region within the same country.

   Examples

   • The company had to register as a foreign business in the new state.
   • A judgment from a foreign state may need local approval.
8. adjective

   Belonging to a different company or organization.

   Examples

   • My bank charges a fee when I use a foreign ATM.
   • The card is not accepted at foreign machines.
9. adjective

   In old-fashioned use, outside or outdoors.

   Examples

   • They spent the afternoon in the foreign air.
   • The dog loved running in the foreign yard.
10. noun

    In informal use, a person from another country.

    Examples

    • The hotel offered special rates for foreigns visiting the festival.
    • The guide had one tour for locals and another for foreigns.