Definition of: foreign

(fôr′in, for′-) adjective
1. Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country; not native; alien.
2. Connected with other countries; bearing a relation to other countries.
3. Of, pertaining to, or resulting from some person or thing aside from that under discussion.
4. Biol. Occurring in that place or body in which it is not normally or organically found.
5. Having only remote relation or no relation; not pertinent; irrelevant.
6. Law Not subject to the laws or jurisdiction of a country; extraterritorial.
7. Obs. Outside one's family circle. See synonyms under ALIEN. [<F forain, ult. <L foras out of doors]