adjective

foreign

foreign, unfamiliar, alien

She speaks several foreign languages.

She speaks several foreign languages.

This is a foreign concept to me.

This is a foreign concept to me.

((foreign + noun)) relating to a country that is not your own She has a foreign accent.

Synonyms: alien, exotic, strange; Antonyms: domestic, native

From Old French 'forain' (on the outside), from Latin 'foris' (outside).

Think of 'for others' – something that comes from or belongs to other people or places.

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