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Pronunciation / Transliteration: oegug-ui
"그녀는 외국 문화를 배우는 것을 좋아합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own.
"She enjoys learning foreign languages and cultures." - 2
Strange and unfamiliar.
"The customs felt foreign to him during his travels."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'forain', meaning 'outdoor, strange, or outside', which itself stems from the Late Latin 'foraneus', meaning 'on the outside' (from 'foras', meaning 'out of doors'). Over time, the semantic scope expanded from merely being on the outside to denoting anything originating from or characteristic of another country.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foreign" is said worldwide
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étranger
Transliteration: eh-trahn-zher
"Elle aime découvrir des cultures étrangères."
ausländisch
Transliteration: ows-len-dish
"Sie interessiert sich für ausländische Sprachen."
straniero
Transliteration: stra-nyay-ro
"Lui ama viaggiare in paesi stranieri."
extranjero
Transliteration: eks-tran-hero
"Ella estudia idiomas extranjeros."
estrangeiro
Transliteration: es-tran-gay-ro
"Ele gosta de aprender sobre culturas estrangeiras."
विदेशी
Transliteration: videshi
"वह विदेशी भाषाएँ सीखना पसंद करता है।"
外国的
Transliteration: wàiguó de
"她喜欢学习外国文化。"
외국의
Transliteration: oegug-ui
"그녀는 외국 문화를 배우는 것을 좋아합니다."
外国の
Transliteration: gaikoku no
"彼女は外国の文化を学ぶのが好きです。"
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