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foreign

Meaning of foreign

from or relating to another country

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British English/ˈfɒrən/
American English/ˈfɔrən/
Chinese pronunciation in Latin letterswài guó de
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foreign with Chinese translation

foreign usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇬🇧English

She studied foreign languages at university.

🇨🇳Chinese🇬🇧English

We bought a foreign car last year.

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foreign外国的
chopped切碎的
cooked煮熟的
frozen冷冻的
raw生的
salty咸的
sliced切片的

foreign synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between foreign / overseas / abroad / international / alien / external

🇬🇧English

from or to another country across the sea; often used from the speaker’s point of view

A2Often

She has an overseas job.

🇬🇧English

in or to another country; often refers to being there rather than describing something as foreign

A2Very Often

He studied abroad.

🇬🇧English

between or among countries; not just from another country, but involving more than one country

A2Very Often

It is an international conference.

A
🇬🇧English
alien

strange, not belonging, or from another world; less neutral and often not used for normal country-related meaning

A2Often

The idea felt alien to him.

🇬🇧English

on the outside or outside a system; usually about physical position or technical structures, not nationality

A2Often

external factors affected sales.

I
🇬🇧English
imported

brought into a country for sale; used for goods, not for the general meaning of foreign

A2Often

They sell imported cheese.

N
🇬🇧English
non-native

not native to a place, language, or species; often used in technical or descriptive contexts

A2Rarely

He is a non-native speaker of English.

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How to pronounce foreign and what this word means

foreign means foreign. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce foreign

/ˈfɒrən/

foreign translation

foreign

foreign examples

She studied foreign languages at university.

foreign transcription

/ˈfɒrən/, /ˈfɔrən/

Questions about this word

foreign meaning: what does it mean?

from or relating to another country

foreign pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

foreign is pronounced as /ˈfɒrən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

foreign definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She studied foreign languages at university. Translation: Она изучала иностранные языки в университете.

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