Kilo Lingo

foreign

/ˈfɒr.ən/

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Translation

From another country; not from your own country.

Word origin

From Old French forain, from Latin foris, meaning out of doors or outside.

Origin
Old French
Root
forain

Examples

.

Here "foreign" means from other countries.

visitors .

"Foreign" describes people from another country.

, British .

Here "foreign" means it comes from a different country.

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This word is part of lesson 19.