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Definition: Meaning of, foreign in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfɒrɪn /

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  1. from or relating to a country that is not your own
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  2. [only before noun] involving or dealing with other countries
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  3. be foreign to somebody formal to seem strange to someone as the result of not being known or understood [=  be alien to somebody]
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  4. be foreign to somebody formal to be not typical of someone's usual character
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  5. foreign body/matter/object formal a piece of dirt, glass, or other material that has got inside something, especially someone's body, and that should not be there
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foreign used in phrases

  • Foreign Intelligence Service (noun)
    1. russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and organized crime
  • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (noun)
    1. an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance
  • Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (noun)
    1. a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justice or United States intelligence agencies
  • Foreign Legion, the
    1. a part of the French army that is made up of VOLUNTEER s (= men who chose to join), most of whom are not French. In the past, the Foreign Legion were used to protect French COLONIES in North Africa.
  • Foreign Office (noun)
    1. the Foreign Office the British government department that is responsible for dealing with matters concerning other countries
  • Foreign Secretary
    1. the British politician who is in charge of the FOREIGN OFFICE and the UK's political relationship with other countries. In the US there is a similar politician called the SECRETARY OF STATE .
  • Foreign Service (noun)
    1. the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world
  • Foreign Service, the
    1. a part of the US STATE DEPARTMENT which employs the people who work in US embassies all over the world. In the UK there is a similar department called the DIPLOMATIC SERVICE .
  • Foreign and Commonwealth Office (noun)
    1. another name for the Foreign Office
  • French Foreign Legion (noun)
    1. a former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France
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