foreign

== English == === Alternative forms === forane, forraine (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English foreyn, forein, from Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin *forānus (“outsider, outlander”), from Latin forās (“outside, outdoors”) or forīs (“outside, outdoors”). Displaced native Old English elþēodiġ (“foreign”) and now-dialectal English fremd, from Old English fremde (“strange, foreign”). The silent -g- added perhaps by analogy with reign (compare also sovereign which was similarly altered). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɒɹɪn/, /ˈfɒɹən/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹɪn/, /ˈfɔɹən/, /ˈfɑɹɪn/ (New York City, Philadelphia) IPA(key): /ˈfɑɹɪn/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈfɔɹən/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈfɔrɪn/, (father-bother merger) /ˈfɑrɪn/, /-ɛ(j)n/ Rhymes: -ɒɹən, -ɒɹɪn Hyphenation: for‧eign === Adjective === foreign (comparative more foreign, superlative most foreign) Located outside a country or place, especially one's own. Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion. Relating to a different nation. Not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system. foreign body; foreign substance; foreign gene; foreign species (with to, formerly with from) Alien; strange; uncharacteristic. (obsolete) Held at a distance; excluded; exiled. (US, Canada, law) From a different legal jurisdiction (state, province), even if within the same country. Belonging to a different organization, company etc. (obsolete) Outside, outdoors, outdoor. ==== Synonyms ==== (from a different country): overseas, international (strange): alien, fremd (in a place where it does not belong): extraneous ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “from a different country”): domestic (antonym(s) of “not characteristic”): native (antonym(s) of “native to an area”): indigenous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tamil: ஃபாரின் (fāriṉ) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === foreign (plural foreigns) A foreign person, particularly: (now informal) A foreigner: a person from another country. (obsolete) An outsider: a person from another place or group. (obsolete) A non-guildmember. A foreign vehicle, particularly: (obsolete) A foreign ship. (slang) A foreign whip, a car produced abroad. (obsolete) An outhouse; an outdoor toilet. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:outhouse A foreign area, particularly: (now dialect) An area of a community that lies outside the legal town or parish limits. (obsolete, usually in the plural) An area of a monastery outside its legal limits or serving as an outer court. Short for various phrases, including foreign language, foreign parts, and foreign service. ==== Translations ==== === References === "foreign, adj. and n." in the Oxford English Dictionary (1897), Oxford: Oxford University Press. === Anagrams === Rengifo