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How to pronounce foreign in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms extraneous


foreign particles in milk.
Type Words
Synonyms strange


foreign nations.
a foreign accent.
on business in a foreign city.
Type Words
Synonyms alien
Derivation foreignness


the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper.
jealousy is foreign to her nature.
Type Words


foreign trade.
a foreign office.

Examples of foreign

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The departments of Defense, Commerce and Agriculture all have many foreign jobs.
From the forbes.com
So are the brilliant foreign students who are studying at American universities.
From the techcrunch.com
So we wondered, could the Usrys manage without any foreign made products at all?
From the abcnews.go.com
In 2000, there was some rebellion on the island against illegal foreign workers.
From the sacbee.com
These foreign built cars, like Ford and Chevy just don't have the build quality.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Calls to the central bank and foreign ministry went unanswered Saturday morning.
From the omaha.com
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said he had no information about the matter.
From the washingtontimes.com
The Palestinians were part of a number of foreign fire services that pitched in.
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However, some settlements came only after years of litigation in foreign courts.
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More examples
  • Of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"
  • Relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"
  • Alien: not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something; "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"
  • Extraneous: not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"
  • (foreignness) the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner"
  • From a different country; Belonging to a different culture; Of an object, etc, in a place where it does not belong; From a different one of the states of the United States, as of a state of residence or incorporation; Belonging to a different organization, company etc
  • A numismatic item not from the United States.
  • A term that generally covers a number of imperfect flavors coming from contamination, for example, rubbery or moldy.
  • Native somewhere else (adjective). Same as alien and exotic (see explanation under exotic).