foreign
/ˈfɔrɪn/
adjective
- Belonging to or coming from a country that is not your own.
- Many tourists enjoy trying foreign foods.
- She studied foreign languages in college.
- The company hired a foreign consultant from Japan.
- Not familiar or not part of your usual experience; strange.
- His way of thinking was completely foreign to me.
- The idea of eating insects is foreign to most Americans.
- The customs of that tribe seemed foreign to the explorers.
- Relating to or dealing with other countries, not domestic.
- She works in the foreign affairs department.
- The president announced a new foreign policy.
- Foreign trade has increased this year.
- Coming from outside and not naturally belonging; introduced from elsewhere.
- The plant is foreign to this region and harms local species.
- The doctor removed a foreign body from the patient's ear.
- A foreign object got stuck in the machine.