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In medicine, foreign describes something that comes from outside the body. A foreign substance in the body’s tissues, such as a bacterium or virus, may be recognized by the immune system as not belong [..]
Source: cancer.gov

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c. 1300, ferren, foran, foreyne, in reference to places, "outside the boundaries of a country;" of persons, "born in another country," from Old French forain "strange, foreign [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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having to do with another culture, country, or nation.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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Belonging to another company, organization, nation or country. [D02785]
Source: maxwideman.com

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All economic activity that is "outside" the confines of a domestic economy. For the United States, this would be consumers, workers, businesses, and governments that lie beyond the U.S. nati [..]
Source: glossary.econguru.com

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of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office" relating to or originating in or [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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adj. Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country.
Source: easypacelearning.com

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Crude oil produced outside the United States. Imported Athabasca hydrocarbons (tar sands from Canada) are included.
Source: cpchem.com

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 obliged to live abroad.
Source: shakespeare-online.com

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Definition adjective
Source: investorwords.com

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oyslendish
Source: yiddishdictionaryonline.com (offline)

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not being within the jurisdiction of a political unit (as a state) ;esp : being from or in a state other than the one in which a matter is being considered [a company doing business in South ...
Source: dictionary.findlaw.com

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Native somewhere else (adjective). Same as alien and exotic (see explanation under exotic).
Source: edis.ifas.ufl.edu

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(adj) of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)(adj) relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world(adj) not contained in or [..]
Source: beedictionary.com

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Affairs Manual (FAM):
Source: imminfo.com (offline)

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Government Official
Source: imminfo.com (offline)

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Information Media Representative
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Medical School Graduate
Source: imminfo.com (offline)

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State of Chargeability
Source: imminfo.com (offline)

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not self; not natural to the body; possibly introduced from the outside the body
Source: vhcprojectimmunereadiness.com (offline)

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Any area outside the United States, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands
Source: commons.lbl.gov





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