foreign
/ˈfɔr.ən/
adjectivefor · eign
FOREIGN has a weird ending—think: “For an EIGHT? No—FOREIGN ends with EIGN.”
Yes, it's foreign. The tricky part is the ending: it’s spelled -eign (like reign), but pronounced like “-ən.”
Definitions
- adjectivefrom or connected to a country that is not your own
- adjectiveunfamiliar or not belonging to something; strange
Examples
- “She studied a foreign language in school.”
- “The museum displayed foreign coins from around the world.”
- “The idea felt foreign to him at first, but he grew to like it.”
Synonyms
internationaloverseasalienunfamiliarstrange
Antonyms
domesticnativefamiliar
Translations
ES extranjeroPT estrangeiroFR étranger
Common misspellings
forenforiegnforignforeinforiegnnforegin
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