foreign

US /ˈfɔːr.ən/

UK /ˈfɔːr.ən/

1.

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

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She speaks three foreign languages fluently.

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He prefers to travel to foreign countries.

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alien exotic overseas

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domestic native local

2.

not characteristic of oneself; unfamiliar or strange

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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.

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unfamiliar alien strange unaccustomed

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familiar characteristic typical

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foreigner foreign currency foreign debt foreign aid foreign exchange market foreign currency account foreign direct investment