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Dictionary: for·eign   (fôr'ĭn, fŏr'-) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Located away from one's native country: on business in a foreign city.
  2. Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the one being considered: a foreign custom.
  3. Conducted or involved with other nations or governments; not domestic: foreign trade.
  4. Situated in an abnormal or improper place in the body and typically introduced from outside: a foreign object in the eye.
  5. Not natural; alien: Jealousy is foreign to her nature.
  6. Not germane; irrelevant.
  7. Subject to the jurisdiction of another political unit.

[Middle English forein, from Old French forain, from Late Latin forānus, on the outside, from Latin forās, outside.]

foreignness for'eign·ness n.

SYNONYMS  foreign, alien, exotic, strange. These adjectives mean of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world: a foreign accent; alien customs; exotic birds; moved to a strange city.


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1. A non-U.S. company with securities trading on the North American market.

2. In general, any corporation organized under the laws of another country.

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1. From an American's perspective, foreign means pretty much everything outside the United States.

2. Sometimes foreign corporations are called alien corporations.

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Marketing Dictionary: foreign
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In general: outside the country, such as an advertisement placed in a medium outside the advertiser's country.

Advertising: newspaper advertisement placed by an advertiser located outside the area in which the newspaper is distributed.

Direct mail: in the U.S., an order, customer, or customer record that is not from a U.S., U.S. Possession, APO/FPO, or Canadian address. Some direct marketers include Canadian addresses as foreign orders or customers.

 
Thesaurus: foreign
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adjective

  1. Of, from, or characteristic of another place or part of the world: alien, exotic, strange. Archaic outlandish. See native/foreign.
  2. Not part of the essential nature of a thing: alien, extraneous, extrinsic. See native/foreign.

 
Antonyms: foreign
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adj

Definition: from another country, experience; alien
Antonyms: domestic, local, national, native, natural

adj

Definition: irrelevant
Antonyms: characteristic, familiar, known, regular, relevant


 
Law Encyclopedia: Foreign
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

That which belongs to, or operates in accordance with, another nation, territory, state, or jurisdiction, as in the case of nonresident trustees, corporations, or persons.

 
Veterinary Dictionary: foreignness
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A characteristic required for antigens, to be recognized as not a normal self constituent.

 
Word Tutor: foreign
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country.

pronunciation Those who know nothing of foreign languages, knows nothing of their own. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).

 
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Misspellings: foreign
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Common misspelling(s) of foreign

  • foriegn

 
Translations: Foreign
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fremmed, udenlandsk, udenrigs-, udenlands-

idioms:

  • foreign aid    økonomisk støtte fra andet land
  • foreign body    fremmedlegeme
  • foreign exchange    udenlandsk valuta
  • foreign minister    udenrigsminister
  • Foreign Office    udenrigsministerium
  • foreign secretary    udenrigsminister

Nederlands (Dutch)
buitenlands, uitheems, vreemd, buiten jurisdictie van politieke eenheid

Français (French)
adj. - étranger (pays), étranger (une idée), à l'étranger

idioms:

  • foreign aid    aide étrangère, aide aux pays étrangers
  • foreign body    corps étranger
  • foreign exchange    devises
  • foreign minister    ministre des Affaires étrangères
  • Foreign Office    ministère des Affaires étrangères
  • Foreign Secretary    (GB) ministre des Affaires étrangères

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ausländisch, fremdartig, Fremd-, Außen-

idioms:

  • foreign aid    Entwicklungshilfe
  • foreign body    Fremdkörper
  • foreign exchange    Devisen(handel)
  • foreign minister    Außenminister
  • Foreign Office    Außenministerium, Auswärtiges Amt
  • Foreign Secretary    Außenminister

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αλλότριος, ξένος, αλλοεθνής, αλλοδαπός, άσχετος, εξωτερικός, των εξωτερικών υποθέσεων

idioms:

  • foreign aid    ξένη βοήθεια
  • foreign body    ξένο σώμα
  • foreign exchange    (οικον.) ξένο συνάλλαγμα
  • foreign minister    υπουργός εξωτερικών
  • Foreign Office    (Βρετ.) Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών
  • foreign secretary    υπουργός εξωτερικών

Italiano (Italian)
straniero

idioms:

  • foreign aid    aiuti ai paesi bisognosi
  • foreign body    corpo estraneo
  • foreign exchange    cambio valute
  • foreign minister/secretary    ministro degli esteri
  • foreign office    ministero degli esteri

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estrangeiro

idioms:

  • foreign aid    auxílio (m) estrangeiro
  • foreign body    órgão (m) estrangeiro
  • foreign exchange    câmbio (m) (Econ.)
  • foreign minister/secretary    Ministro (m) das Relações Exteriores
  • Foreign Office    Ministério (m) das Relações Exteriores

Русский (Russian)
иностранный, зарубежный, незнакомый, несоответствующий, несвойственный, посторонний

idioms:

  • foreign aid    экономическая помощь другим странам
  • foreign body    нечто чуждое, примесь
  • foreign exchange    курс иностранной валюты, иностранная валюта
  • foreign minister/secretary    министр иностранных дел
  • Foreign Office    Министерство иностранных дел Великобритании

Español (Spanish)
adj. - extranjero

idioms:

  • foreign aid    ayuda extranjera
  • foreign body    cuerpo extraño
  • foreign exchange    divisas, moneda extranjera
  • foreign minister    ministro de relaciones exteriores, secretario de estado
  • Foreign Office    Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Secretaría de Estado, Cancillería
  • Foreign Secretary    ministro de relaciones exteriores, secretario de estado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utländsk, på annan ort, främmande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
外国的, 外来的, 外交的

idioms:

  • foreign aid    外援
  • foreign body    异物, 异物性
  • foreign exchange    外币兑换, 外国汇票
  • foreign minister    外交部长, 外务大臣, 外交大臣
  • Foreign Office    外交部
  • foreign secretary    外交大臣

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 外國的, 外來的, 外交的

idioms:

  • foreign aid    外援
  • foreign body    異物, 異物性
  • foreign exchange    外幣兌換, 外國匯票
  • foreign minister    外交部長, 外務大臣, 外交大臣
  • Foreign Office    外交部
  • foreign secretary    外交大臣

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 외국의, 외국인의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 外国の, 対外の, ある地域の外にある, 他州の, 外来の, 他者の, 無関係の

idioms:

  • foreign aid    対外援助
  • foreign body    異物
  • foreign exchange    外国為替
  • foreign minister/secretary    外務大臣
  • Foreign Office    外務省

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أجنبي , غريب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זר, נוכרי‬


 
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