for·eign 
/ˈforən/ adjective
/ˈforən/ adjective 1 : located outside a particular place or country and especially outside your own country
▪ They've visited several foreign countries. ▪ a foreign correspondent [=a journalist who reports from a foreign country] 2 : coming from or belonging to a different place or country
▪ We don't get many foreign visitors. ▪ Have you studied any foreign languages? ▪ She has a foreign accent. ▪ a foreign-born resident [=a resident who was born in a foreign country] 3 : relating to or dealing with other nations
▪ matters of foreign policy ▪ the ministry of foreign affairs ▪ foreign aid/trade — see also foreign office 4 : coming from outside : not normally found in the place or part where it is located
▪ Dust and other foreign bodies can irritate the eyes. ▪ The sample contained a foreign object. 5 [more foreign; most foreign] : not known or familiar
▪ a foreign concept — often + to ▪ That concept is completely foreign to me. ▪ That is foreign to my experience.
▪ They've visited several foreign countries. ▪ a foreign correspondent [=a journalist who reports from a foreign country]
▪ We don't get many foreign visitors. ▪ Have you studied any foreign languages? ▪ She has a foreign accent. ▪ a foreign-born resident [=a resident who was born in a foreign country]
▪ matters of foreign policy ▪ the ministry of foreign affairs ▪ foreign aid/trade — see also foreign office
▪ Dust and other foreign bodies can irritate the eyes. ▪ The sample contained a foreign object.
▪ a foreign concept — often + to ▪ That concept is completely foreign to me. ▪ That is foreign to my experience.
— for·eign·ness /ˈforənnəs/ noun [noncount]
▪ the foreignness of this concept
/ˈforənnəs/ noun [noncount] ▪ the foreignness of this concept
