foreign

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɒrən/, SAMPA: /"fQr@n/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈfɔːrən/, SAMPA: /"fO:r@n/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Adjective

Positive foreign

Comparative more foreign

Superlative most foreign

1. Foreign means something that comes from a different place or country. Foreign people are known as foreigners.

   Sven has a foreign accent.

2. Foreign can mean something that is not familiar or not characteristic.

   Greed was as foreign to him as a Frenchman in China.

Synonyms

• alien
• non-native

Antonyms

• local
• native

Related words

• foreigner

See also

• domestic
• international
• nationality
• reign