foreign

adjective
for·eign
/ˈfɒɹɪn/

Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.

Example

“He liked visiting foreign cities.”

Other meanings

Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.
“There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started.”
Relating to a different nation.

Related words

antiforeign
foreign species
chamber foreign
doctrine of foreign equivalents
foreign accent syndrome
foreign affairs
foreign agent
foreign aid
foreign body
foreign-born
foreign correspondent
foreign country

Example sentences

“What's your favorite type of foreign food?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“If you support banning foreign languages, you don't oppose censorship.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“I couldn't read the book because it was in a foreign language.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "forās" (outside, outdoors).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “foreign” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.