adjective “foreign”
base form foreign, non-gradable
- from or in a different country
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She enjoyed trying foreign foods when she traveled abroad.
- (of a language) spoken in a different country
She loves learning foreign languages like Spanish and French.
- not naturally belonging to a particular organism or body system
The immune system attacks foreign substances that enter the body.
- unfamiliar or strange to someone or something
The new rules were foreign to the employees, who found them confusing and unusual.