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Meaning of the word foreign in English

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foreign

US /ˈfɔːr.ən/
UK /ˈfɒr.ən/
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Adjective

1.

of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own

Example:
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She speaks three foreign languages fluently.
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He prefers to travel to foreign countries.
Synonym:
alien exotic overseas
Antonym:
domestic native local
2.

not characteristic of oneself; unfamiliar or strange

Example:
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His sudden anger was completely foreign to his nature.
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The concept of failure was foreign to him.
Synonym:
unfamiliar alien strange unaccustomed
Antonym:
familiar characteristic typical
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foreigner foreigners foreign trade foreign currency foreign aid foreign debt foreign affairs