Analysis Complete

foreign

/ foreign /
adjective/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
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"
Similar:
adventive alien exotic established naturalized foreign-born nonnative imported
Opposites:
native
adjective Sense 2
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
"foreign trade"
"a foreign office"
Similar:
abroad overseas external international outside(a)
Opposites:
domestic
See also:
international
adjective satellite Sense 3
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"
Similar:
extrinsic
adjective satellite Sense 4
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
"water free of extraneous matter"
"foreign particles in milk"
Similar:
adulterating adulterant
Semantic Complexity
63%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
16
Total Relationships
19
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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adventive alien exotic established naturalized foreign-born nonnative imported native abroad overseas external