foreign
foreign is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, foreign is hyphenated as:
Definitions offoreign
- A foreign person, particularly:
- A foreign ship.
- Clipping of chamber foreign: an outhouse.
- A foreign area, particularly:
- Short for various phrases, including foreign language, foreign parts, and foreign service.
- Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.
Example: "He liked visiting foreign cities."
- Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.
Example: "There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started."
- Relating to a different nation.
Example: "foreign policy; foreign navies"
- Not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system.
Example: "foreign body; foreign substance; foreign gene; foreign species"
- (with to, formerly with from) Alien; strange.
Example: "It was completely foreign to their way of thinking."
- Held at a distance; excluded; exiled.
- From a different one of the states of the United States, as of a state of residence or incorporation.
- Belonging to a different organization, company etc.
Example: "My bank charges me $2.50 every time I use a foreign ATM."
- Outside, outdoors, outdoor.
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