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Traditional English :: foreign
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foreigne - adj. 1 of or from or situated in or characteristic of a country or a language other than one's own. 2 dealing with other countries (foreign service). 3 of another district, society, etc. 4 (often foll. by to) unfamiliar, strange, uncharacteristic (his behaviour is foreign to me). 5 coming from outside (a foreign body lodged in my eye). foreign aid money, food, etc. given or lent by one country to another. foreign exchange 1 the currency of other countries.
2 dealings in these. foreign legion a body of foreign volunteers in an army (esp. the French army). foreign minister (or secretary) a government minister in charge of his or her country's relations with other countries. foreign office a government department dealing with other countries. foreignness n. [ME f. OF forein, forain ult. f. L foras, -is outside: for -g- cf. sovereign] |
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Related Words
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english
as
language
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control
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cinema
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guide
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currency
conversion
converter
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practice
act
council
relations
exchange
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us foreign aid
foreign affair magazine
department of foreign affair
foreign affair
ministry of foreign affair
foreign affair canada
foreign aid
teaching english as a foreign language
office of foreign asset control
foreign bride
foreign cinema
foreign clearance guide
foreign coin
foreign currency conversion
foreign currency converter
foreign corrupt practice act
council on foreign relations
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