foreign

Definitions


[ˈfɒrɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own
(e.g: foreign currency)

- strange and unfamiliar
(e.g: I suppose this all feels pretty foreign to you)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English foren, forein, from Old French forein, forain, based on Latin foras, foris ‘outside’, from fores ‘door’. The current spelling arose in the 16th century, by association with sovereign




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