Definitions

1. adjective

coming from a country or place outside one’s own country or region; not native or indigenous

“The foreign tourists struggled to read the menu written in a local dialect.”

2. noun

a person from a foreign country or place

“The foreign students in the university came from different parts of the world.”

3. adverb

in a foreign manner or from a foreign place

“The film was shot abroad, and the foreign location added to its exotic atmosphere.”

4. noun

something that is not native or indigenous to a particular place or region

“The foreign plant species took over the entire meadow and pushed out the native flowers.”

5. noun

a foreign language or currency

“The foreign exchange student had to learn how to speak multiple languages, including English, Spanish, and French.”