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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Translations

[ English

Rank of this word in thee English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
serious	possession	move	#955: foreign	native	members	fortune

[ Etymology

From Old French forain, from Vulgar Latin *forānus, from Latin forās, forīs outside.

[ Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈfɒɹən/, SAMPA: /"fQr@n/
• (US) IPA: /ˈfɔːɹən/, SAMPA: /"fO:r@n/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɒrən, -ɒrɪn

• Hyphenation: for·eign

[ Adjective

foreign (comparative more foreign, superlative most foreign)

1. From a different country.

   foreign students

2. Belonging to a different culture.

   Eating with chopsticks was a foreign concept to him

3. Of an object, etc, in a place where it does not belong.

   foreign body

[ Synonyms

• (from a different country): overseas
• (belonging to a different culture): alien
• (in a place where it does not belong): extraneous

[ Antonyms

• (from a different country): domestic
• (belonging to a different culture): native

[ Derived terms

• foreign body
• foreigner
• Foreign Office

[ Translations

from a different country

Arabic: غريب (ğarí:b) Asturian: estranxeru Catalan: estranger m. Chinese: 外國的, 外国的 (wàiguó-de) Czech: cizí cs(cs) Danish: udlænding, udenlandsk Dutch: buitenlands, allochtoon (modern usage) Finnish: ulkomainen fi(fi), vierasmaalainen fi(fi) French: étranger fr(fr) m., étrangère fr(fr) f. German: ausländisch de(de) Hebrew: זר (zar) m. Hindi: (videshee) Hungarian: külföldi hu(hu) Irish: eachtrach Italian: straniero it(it) m., straniera it(it) f. Japanese: 外国の (がいこくの, gaikoku no)

Korean: 외국 (外國, oeguk), ~의 (~ui); 다른 나라 (dareun nara), ~의 (~ui) Kurdish: بێگانه‌ ku(ku) Latvian: ārzemju Norwegian: utenlandsk no(no) Old English: elþēodiġ ang(ang) Polish: cudzoziemiec m., cudzoziemka f. Portuguese: estrangeiro pt(pt) Romanian: străin ro(ro) Russian: иностранный ru(ru) (inostránnyj) m. Scottish Gaelic: coimheach, Gallda Spanish: extranjero es(es) Swedish: främmande, utländsk Telugu: విదేశీ (videshee) Turkish: yabancı tr(tr) Vietnamese: ngoại quốc, nước ngoài Welsh: tramor

belonging to a different culture

Asturian: foriatu, estranxeru Czech: cizorodý Danish: fremmed, fremmede pl. Dutch: vreemd nl(nl), allochtoon nl(nl) Finnish: muukalainen fi(fi) German: fremd de(de) Greek: ξένος el(el) m. (xénos) Hebrew: זר (zar) m. Hungarian: idegen hu(hu)

Kurdish: بێگانه‌ Polish: obcy m., obca f., obcy n. Portuguese: estranho pt(pt) Romanian: străin ro(ro) Russian: чуждый (čúždyj) Scottish Gaelic: coimheach, Gallda Swedish: främmande Vietnamese: xa lạ vi(vi)

in a place where it does not belong

Asturian: estrañu, foriatu Czech: cizí cs(cs) Danish: fremmed, fremmede pl. Dutch: vreemd nl(nl) Finnish: vieras fi(fi) German: fremd de(de) Hebrew: זר (zar) m. Italian: estraneo it(it) m., estranea it(it) f. Japanese: 外来の (gairai-no)

Polish: obcy m., obca f., obcy n. Portuguese: estranho pt(pt) Russian: инородный (inoródnyj) Scottish Gaelic: coimheach, Gallda Spanish: extraño es(es) Swedish: främmande Telugu: విదేశీ (videshee) Vietnamese: lạ vi(vi)