Foreign
(adjective)
- Relating to or originating from a country other than one's own.
- Relating to a subject that is unfamiliar or not known.
- Relating to or involving other countries.
- Strange or unfamiliar.
- Not belonging to one's own country or community.
Origin:
Middle english, from old french forein, from latin foraneus 'outside, foreign', from foris 'outside'.
Examples:
- She studied foreign languages.
- The foreign minister was meeting with the ambassador.
- He was a foreign tourist in the city.
- The book was written in a foreign script.
- The foreign policy was a major issue in the election.