Definition: relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
Usage: foreign nations; a foreign accent; on business in a foreign city
Main entry: foreign
Definition: of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
Usage: foreign trade; a foreign office
Definition: not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
Usage: 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
Main entry: extraneous, foreign
Definition: not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
Usage: water free of extraneous matter; foreign particles in milk