English-Thai Dictionary

foreign

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ต่างประเทศ  เกี่ยวกับ ต่างชาติ  kiao-kab-tang-pra-thed

 

foreign affairs

N กิจการ เกี่ยวกับ ความสัมพันธ์ ระหว่างประเทศ  การต่างประเทศ  kid-ja-kan-kiao-kab-kwam-sam-pan-ra-wang-pra-thed

 

foreign country

N ต่างประเทศ  tang-par-tad

 

foreign currency

N เงินตราต่างประเทศ  ngen-tra-tang-pra-thed

 

foreigner

N คนต่างชาติ  คน ต่างประเทศ  ชาวต่างชาติ  ชาวต่างประเทศ  outlander kon-tang-chad

 

foreignism

N ขนบธรรมเนียมประเพ ณี ต่างประเทศ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FOREIGN

a.for'an. [L. foris, foras.] 1. Belonging to another nation or country; alien; not of the country in which one resides; extraneous. We call every country foreign, which is not within the jurisdiction of our own government. In this sense, Scotland before the union was foreign to England, and Canada is now foreign to the United States. More generally foreign is applied to countries more remote than an adjacent territory; as a foreign market; a foreign prince. In the United States, all transatlantic countries are foreign.
2. Produced in a distant country or jurisdiction; coming from another country; as foreign goods; goods of foreign manufacture; a foreign minister.
3. Remote; not belonging; not connected; with to or from. You dissemble; the sentiments you express are foreign to your heart. This design is foreign from my thoughts. [The use of from is preferable and best authorized. ]
4. Impertinent; not pertaining; not to the purpose. The observation is foreign from the subject under consideration.
5. Excluded; not admitted; held at a distance.
6. Extraneous; adventitious; not native or natural.
7. In law, a foreign attachment is an attachment of the goods of a foreigner within a city or liberty, for the satisfaction of a debt due from the foreigner to a citizen; or an attachment of the money or goods of a debtor, in the hands of another person.
A foreign bill of exchange, is a bill drawn by a person in one country, on his correspondent or agent in another, as distinguished from an inland bill, which is drawn by one person or another in the same jurisdiction or country.
Foreign plea, a plea or objection to a judge as incompetent to try the question, on the ground that it is not within his jurisdiction.

 

FOREIGNER

n.for'aner. A person born in a foreign country, or without the country or jurisdiction of which one speaks. A Spaniard is a foreigner in France and England. All men not born in the United States are to them foreigners, and they are aliens till naturalized. A naturalized person is a citizen; but we still call him a foreigner by birth.

 

FOREIGNNESS

n.for'anness. Remoteness; want of relation; as the foreignness of a subject from the main business.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FOREIGN

For "eign, a. Etym: [OE. forein, F. forain, LL. foraneus, fr. L.foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores doors, and E. door. See Door, and cf. Foreclose, Forfeit, Forest, Forum. ]

 

1. Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government. "Foreign worlds." Milton.

 

2. Not native or belonging to a certain country; born in or belonging to another country, nation, sovereignty, or locality; as, a foreign language; foreign fruits. "Domestic and foreign writers." Atterbury. Hail, foreign wonder! Whom certain these rough shades did never breed. Milton.

 

3. Remote; distant; strange; not belonging; not connected; not pertaining or pertient; not appropriate; not harmonious; not agreeable; not congenial; -- with to or from; as, foreign to the purpose; foreign to one's nature. This design is not foreign from some people's thoughts. Swift.

 

4. Held at a distance; excluded; exiled. [Obs. ] Kept him a foreign man still; which so grieved him, That he ran mad and died. Shak. Foreign attachment (Law ), a process by which the property of a foreign or absent debtor is attached for the satisfaction of a debt due from him to the plaintiff; an attachment of the goods, effects, or credits of a debtor in the hands of a third person; -- called in some States trustee, in others factorizing, and in others garnishee process. Kent. Tomlins. Cowell. -- Foreign bill, a bill drawn in one country, and payable in another, as distinguished from an inland bill, which is one drawn and payable in the same country. In this latter, as well as in several other points of view, the different States of the United States are foreign to each other. See Exchange, n., 4. Kent. Story. -- Foreign body (Med. ), a substance occurring in any part of the body where it does not belong, and usually introduced from without. -- Foreign office, that department of the government of Great Britain which has charge British interests in foreign countries.

 

Syn. -- Outlandish; alien; exotic; remote; distant; extraneous; extrinsic.

 

FOREIGNER

FOREIGNER For "eign *er, n.

 

Defn: A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under consideration, or not naturalized there; an alien; a stranger. Joy is such a foreigner, So mere a stranger to my thoughts. Denham.Nor could the majesty of the English crown appear in a greater luster, either to foreigners or subjects. Swift.

 

FOREIGNISM

FOREIGNISM For "eign *ism, n.

 

Defn: Anything peculiar to a foreign language or people; a foreign idiom or custom. It is a pity to see the technicalities of the so-called liberal professions distigured by foreignisms. Fitzed. Hall.

 

FOREIGNNESS

FOREIGNNESS For "eign *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being foreign; remoteness; want of relation or appropriateness. Let not the foreignness of the subject hinder you from endeavoring to set me right. Locke. A foreignness of complexion. G. Eliot.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

foreign

for eign |ˈfôrən, ˈfär -ˈfɔrən | ▶adjective 1 of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own: a foreign language. • dealing with or relating to other countries: foreign policy. • of or belonging to another district or area. • coming or introduced from outside: the quotation is a foreign element imported into the work. • (of a law or restriction ) outside the local jurisdiction. 2 strange and unfamiliar: I suppose this all feels pretty foreign to you. • (foreign to ) not belonging to or characteristic of: crime and brutality are foreign to our nature and our country. DERIVATIVES for eign ness noun ORIGIN Middle English foren, forein, from Old French forein, forain, based on Latin foras, foris ‘outside, ’ from fores ‘door. ’ The current spelling arose in the 16th cent. , by association with sovereign .

 

foreign aid

for eign aid ▶noun money, food, or other resources given or lent by one country to another.

 

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office the British government department dealing with foreign affairs.

 

foreign bill

for eign bill ▶noun a bill of exchange payable in another country.

 

foreign body

for eign bod y ▶noun an object or piece of extraneous matter that has entered the body by accident or design.

 

foreigner

for eign er |ˈfôrənər, ˈfär -ˈfɔrənər | ▶noun a person born in or coming from a country other than one's own. • informal a person not belonging to a particular place or group; a stranger or outsider.

 

foreign exchange

for eign ex change |ˈfɔrən ɪksˈtʃeɪnʤ | ▶noun the currency of other countries. • an institution or system for dealing in such currency.

 

Foreign Legion

For eign Le gion a military unit of the French army founded in the 1830s to fight France's colonial wars. Composed, except for the higher ranks, of non-Frenchmen, the Legion was famed for its audacity and endurance. Its most famous campaigns were in French North Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

 

foreign minister

for eign min is ter ▶noun (in many countries ) a government minister in charge of relations with other countries: the Tunisian foreign minister will visit Washington.

 

foreign mission

for eign mis sion ▶noun 1 a permanent office established by a nation to represent its interests in a foreign country. 2 a group sent by a church to live in a foreign country for a period of time, esp. to seek converts.

 

foreign office

for eign of fice in some countries, the department of government in charge of foreign affairs.

 

foreign-returned

foreign-returned ▶adjective Indian (of a person ) educated or trained abroad and now living again in India.

 

foreign secretary

for eign sec re tar y ▶noun (in the UK ) a foreign minister.

 

foreign service

for eign serv ice ▶noun the government department concerned with the representation of a country abroad. • ( Foreign Service ) a division of the US State Department staffed by diplomatic and consular personnel.

 

Oxford Dictionary

foreign

foreign |ˈfɒrɪn | ▶adjective 1 of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own: foreign currency | a man with a foreign accent. • dealing with or relating to other countries: foreign policy. • of or belonging to another district or area: a visit to a foreign clan. • coming or introduced from outside: the quotation is a foreign element imported into the work. 2 strange and unfamiliar: I suppose this all feels pretty foreign to you. • (foreign to ) not belonging to or characteristic of: crime and brutality are foreign to our nature. DERIVATIVES foreignness |ˈfɒr (ə )nnɪs |noun ORIGIN Middle English foren, forein, from Old French forein, forain, based on Latin foras, foris ‘outside ’, from fores ‘door ’. The current spelling arose in the 16th cent. , by association with sovereign .

 

foreign aid

for |eign aid ▶noun [ mass noun ] money, food, or other resources given or lent by one country to another.

 

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Foreign and Commonwealth Office the British government department dealing with foreign affairs.

 

foreign bill

for eign bill ▶noun a bill of exchange payable in another country.

 

foreign body

for |eign body ▶noun an object or piece of extraneous matter that has entered the body by accident or design.

 

foreigner

for |eign ¦er |ˈfɒrɪnə | ▶noun 1 a person born in or coming from a country other than one's own. • informal a person not belonging to a particular place or group; a stranger or outsider. 2 Brit. informal a piece of work done for private gain without an employer's permission or without declaration to the relevant authorities.

 

foreign exchange

for |eign ex |change ▶noun an institution or system for dealing in the currencies of other countries. • [ mass noun ] the currencies of other countries.

 

Foreign Legion

Foreign Legion a military formation of the French army founded in the 1830s to fight France's colonial wars. Composed, except for the higher ranks, of non-Frenchmen, the Legion was famed for its audacity and endurance. Its most famous campaigns were in French North Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

 

foreign minister

for |eign min ¦is |ter ▶noun a government minister in charge of their country's relations with other countries.

 

foreign mission

for eign mis sion ▶noun 1 a permanent office established by a nation to represent its interests in a foreign country. 2 a group sent by a church to live in a foreign country for a period of time, esp. to seek converts.

 

Foreign Office

Foreign Office short for Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

 

foreign-returned

foreign-returned ▶adjective Indian (of a person ) educated or trained abroad and now living again in India.

 

Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary ▶noun (in the UK ) the government minister who heads the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

 

foreign service

for |eign ser |vice ▶noun another term for diplomatic service.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

foreign

foreign adjective 1 foreign branches of American banks: overseas, exotic, distant, external, alien, nonnative. ANTONYMS domestic, native. 2 the concept is very foreign to us: unfamiliar, unknown, unheard of, strange, alien; novel, new. ANTONYMS familiar.

 

foreigner

foreigner noun her unease with foreigners: alien, nonnative, stranger, outsider; immigrant, landed immigrant, refugee, settler, newcomer. ANTONYMS native. WORD LINKS xenophobia an intense or irrational dislike or fear of foreigners Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

foreign

foreign adjective 1 foreign branches of UK banks: overseas, distant, remote, far off, far flung, external, outside; alien, non-native, adventitious. ANTONYMS domestic. 2 the concept is very foreign to us Westerners: unfamiliar, unknown, unheard of, strange, alien, exotic, outlandish, odd, peculiar, curious, bizarre, weird, queer, funny; novel, new. ANTONYMS familiar. 3 formal this matter is altogether foreign to the affair in hand: irrelevant, not pertinent, inappropriate, inapposite, extraneous, unrelated, unconnected; outside, distant from, remote from, disconnected from, different from; rare extrinsic. ANTONYMS relevant.

 

foreigner

foreigner noun the country was ruled by a foreigner: alien, non-native, immigrant, settler, newcomer, stranger, outsider; visitor, tourist; Brit. incomer; N. English offcomer; SE Asian gweilo. WORD LINKS foreigner xenophobia fear of foreigners Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Duden Dictionary

Foreign Office

Fo reign Of fice Substantiv, Neutrum , das |ˈfɔrɪn ˈɔfɪs |das Foreign Office; Genitiv: des Foreign Office englisch britisches Außenministerium

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

foreign

for eign /fɔ́ːr (ə )n, fɑ́r -|fɔ́r -/ (!( -eignは /(ə )n /)) 〖語源は 「外で 」〗(名 )foreigner 形容詞 比較なし /4 はmore ～; most ～1 外国の , 他国の ; 外国から [行き ]の ; 外国産の ; 外国人の (↔domestic , home )▸ a foreign language 外国語 ▸ a foreign country 外国 ▸ a foreign investor 海外投資家 ▸ foreign films [goods ]外国映画 [製品 ]語法 foreignとfrom abroad 人に対してforeignを使うと失礼な響きがあるので, 「外国からの訪問客 」などの場合はforeign visitorsでなくvisitors from abroadとfrom abroadを用いる方が無難 (→foreigner ).2 〖名詞 の前で 〗外交の, 対外的な ▸ foreign policy 外交政策 ▸ foreign debt [reserves ]対外債務 [外貨準備高 ]3 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗異質な, 有害な ▸ Never rub your eye to remove a foreign body [matter, object ].異物を取るために目をこすったりしないでください 4 ｟かたく ｠〖be ～〗 «…と » 無関係な, 無縁の «to » ▸ Elegance is completely foreign to him .優雅さは彼とはまったく無縁である 5 〘法 〙(州 国の )管轄外の, 法適用外の .～̀ aff á irs 外交 (問題 ).～̀ á id 対外援助 .F -̀ and C ó mmonwealth Ò ffice ｟英 ｠〖the ～〗英国外務省 〘｟略 ｠FO; 旧称 Foreign Office 〙.～̀ exch á nge 外国為替 (取引 ).～̀ exch á nge m à rket 外国為替市場 .～̀ inv é stment 海外投資 .～̀ l é gion 外人部隊 .～̀ m í nister 外務大臣, 外相 .F -̀ S é cretary ｟英 ｠外務大臣 (!略称; 正式にはthe Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs ) .～ness 名詞

 

foreigner

for eign er /fɔ́ːr (ə )nə r , fɑ́r -|fɔ́r -/→foreign 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 外国人 , 異邦人 (!相手に直接用いると 「よそ者 」のニュアンスを与えることがある; →foreign 語法 ) ▸ The number of foreigners is increasing year by year in Japan .日本では外国人の数が年々増えている .2 ｟話 ｠よそ者, 見知らぬ人 ; 部外者 (stranger )▸ He is a foreigner to the movie world .彼は映画の世界ではよそ者だ 3 外国の物 ; 舶来品 ; 外国船 ; 外来動 [植 ]物 .