adjective
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
Examples
- foreign trade
- a foreign office
adjective
relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
Synonyms
Examples
- foreign nations
- a foreign accent
- on business in a foreign city
adjective
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
Synonyms
Examples
- an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism
- the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper
- jealousy is foreign to her nature
adjective
not belonging to that in which it is contained
Synonyms
Examples
- introduced from an outside source
- water free of extraneous matter
- foreign particles in milk