"foreign" meaning in English

See foreign in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɒrən/ [UK], /ˈfɔːrən/ [US] Audio: en-us-foreign.ogg [US], en-uk-foreign.ogg [UK] Forms: foreign [positive], more foreign [comparative], most foreign [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Foreign means something that comes from a different place or country. Foreign people are known as foreigners.
    Sense id: simple-foreign-en-adj-ixigMpDJ
  2. Foreign can mean something that is not familiar or not characteristic.
    Sense id: simple-foreign-en-adj-vynRL9J4
     
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          "text": "Greed was as foreign to him as a Frenchman in China."
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"fQr@n/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔːrən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/\"fO:r@n/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-foreign.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-foreign.ogg",
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        "UK"
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more foreign",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most foreign",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "Greed was as foreign to him as a Frenchman in China."
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔːrən/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-uk-foreign.ogg",
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        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "foreign"
}

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