English to English

foreign
('f/O/r/I/n )

adjective (a)

  • of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)(adj.all)
    Example:
    Foreign trade.
    A foreign office.
    Antonym:
    domestic
    source: wordnet30
  • relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world(adj.all)
    Example:
    Foreign nations.
    A foreign accent.
    On business in a foreign city.
    Synonym:
    strange
    Antonym:
    native
    source: wordnet30
  • Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something(adj.all)
    Example:
    The mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper.
    Jealousy is foreign to her nature.
    Synonym:
    alien
    source: wordnet30
  • not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source(adj.all)
    Example:
    Foreign particles in milk.
    Synonym:
    extraneous
    source: wordnet30
Advertisement

Bookmark This Site