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Antonyms for foreign

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fawr-in, for-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr-

Definition of foreign

Origin :
  • mid-13c., ferren, foreyne "out of doors," from Old French forain "strange, foreign; outer, external, outdoor; remote, out-of-the-way" (12c.), from Medieval Latin foranus "on the outside, exterior," from Latin foris "outside," literally "out of doors," related to for1s "door," from PIE *dhwor-ans-, from root *dhwer- "door, doorway" (see door). Spelling altered 17c. perhaps by influence of reign, sovereign. Replaced native fremd. Sense of "not in one's own land" is first attested late 14c.
  • adj from another country, experience
  • adj irrelevant
Example sentences :
  • A foreign stain floated on the surface, but never mingled with its waters.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • His own situation was described as happy as it could be in a foreign land.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Besides, this was the first foreign shore his foot had ever trodden.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • They had forced the foreign immigrants to work in their factories.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • The Jews were the subjects of a foreign race and money was scarce.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • But he was a generous man and all meanness of spirit was foreign to his soul.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • Their first act is to lower the duties on the importation of foreign cattle!
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • No ambition, no temptation, lures her to thought of foreign dominions.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • This announcement by the Foreign Secretary was warmly applauded by the House.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • There is no longer a clear division between what is foreign and what is domestic.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Synonyms for foreign

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