foreign
1Foreign — For eign, a. [OE. forein, F. forain, LL. foraneus, fr. L. foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores doors, and E. door. See {Door}, and cf. {Foreclose}, {Forfeit}, {Forest}, {Forum}.] 1. Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as …
2foreign — for·eign adj: not being within the jurisdiction of a political unit (as a state); esp: being from or in a state other than the one in which a matter is being considered a foreign company doing business in South Carolina a foreign executor… …
3Foreign — may refer to:*Foreign corporation, a corporation that can do business outside its jurisdiction *Foreign key, a constraint in a relational database *Foreign language, a language not spoken by the people of a certain place *Foreign policy, how a… …
4foreign — UK US /ˈfɒrɪn/ adjective ► in or from a country that is not your own: a foreign brand/company/firm »The company represents some foreign brands as their agents or distributors. foreign capital/debt/investment »The country needs to attract foreign… …
5foreign — (adj.) mid 13c., ferren, foreyne out of doors, from O.Fr. forain strange, foreign; outer, external, outdoor; remote, out of the way (12c.), from M.L. foranus on the outside, exterior, from L. foris outside, lit. out of doors, related to for1s… …
6foreign — for|eign W1S3 [ˈfɔrın US ˈfo: , ˈfa: ] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: forein, from Latin foris outside ] 1.) from or relating to a country that is not your own ▪ foreign students ▪ Can you speak any foreign languages? ▪ the success… …
7foreign — foreignly, adv. foreignness, n. /fawr in, for /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or derived from another country or nation; not native: foreign cars. 2. of or pertaining to contact or dealings with other countries; connected with foreign affairs. 3.… …
8foreign — 01. It s good to know more than one language if you plan on doing business with [foreign] countries. 02. It is often difficult for [foreigners] to feel welcome in my country because there is still a lot of prejudice in our culture. 03. The U.S.… …
9foreign — [[t]fɒ̱rɪn, AM fɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦ 1) ADJ Something or someone that is foreign comes from or relates to a country that is not your own. ...in Frankfurt, where a quarter of the population is foreign... She was on her first foreign holiday without her… …
10foreign — for|eign [ fɔrən ] adjective *** 1. ) from another country or in another country: Working in a foreign country takes some getting used to. Do you speak any foreign languages? They ve already had two foreign vacations this year. a ) dealing with… …
