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| for·eign [ fáwrən ] |
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1. of another country: relating to, from, or located in a country or countries other than your own
  She speaks three foreign languages.
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2. dealing with another country: dealing with or involved with a country or countries other than your own
foreign policy
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3. coming from outside: introduced from outside into a place where it does not belong, often in the human body
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4. uncharacteristic: not usually associated with a particular person or thing
Such outbursts are quite foreign to her nature.
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5. irrelevant: not related or relevant
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formal
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observations that are foreign to the matter in hand
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6. law beyond jurisdiction: being beyond the jurisdiction of an area or a country
foreign waters
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| [13th century. < Old French forein< Latin foras, foris "out of doors, abroad" < fores "door"] |
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| for·eign·ly adverb |
| for·eign·ness noun |
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