foreign

/ˈfȯr-ən/

Middle English forein, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin foranus on the outside, from Latin foris outside

adjective

  1. situated outside a place or country; especially : situated outside one's own country

  2. born in, belonging to, or characteristic of some place or country other than the one under consideration

  3. of, relating to, or proceeding from some other person or material thing than the one under consideration

extrinsic extraneous foreign alien mean external to a thing, its essential nature, or its original character. extrinsic applies to what is distinctly outside the thing in question or is not contained in or derived from its essential nature. extraneous applies to what is on or comes from the outside and may or may not be capable of becoming an essential part.

plural noun

  1. matters having to do with international relations and with the interests of the home country in foreign countries

noun

  1. assistance (such as economic aid) provided by one nation to another