Definitions of foreign:

  • adjective:   relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
    Example: "Foreign nations"
  • adjective:   of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
    Example: "Foreign trade"
  • adjective:   not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
    Example: "The mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"
  • adjective:   not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
    Example: "Foreign particles in milk"