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Definition foreign in British English

foreign adjective

adjective
/ˈfɒrɪn/
1

from another country, or in another country

Example

Working in a foreign country takes some getting used to.

Example

Do you speak any foreign languages?

Example

They've already had two foreign holidays this year.

Synonyms and related words
foreign overseas alien
1.1

dealing with or relating to other countries

Example

foreign policy

Example

the part of the newspaper dealing with foreign affairs

Synonyms and related words
foreign overseas alien
2

not typical of something or someone and therefore not expected or familiar

Example

In some versions of free-market economics, the notion of public service is quite foreign.

Example

She was in a state of deep depression that was totally foreign to her nature.

Synonyms and related words
strange funny weird
3

not forming a normal part of the body's immune system

Example

the immune system's response to foreign proteins

Synonyms and related words
antibody biosecurity candida
Definition foreign in British English