Definition of foreigner
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: a person belonging to or owing allegiance to a foreign country
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I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts.
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The Loewys had been in France since 1926, but the government leaders in Toulouse — who were collaborating with the Nazis — demanded that all foreigners be interned.
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The program with London Stock Exchange Group PLC would be the third system to give foreigners access to the mainland equity market, the world’s second-biggest by value.
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The dip comes after years of steady increases in applications for the visa, which allows foreigners to live and work in the U.S. for three to six years.
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In a style familiar to those who remember the Cold War, Russian toadies blame everyone but themselves — the UK, the U.S. and other foreigners.
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Barrionuevo fills in after former director Peter Scarlet, former head of Tribeca and Abu Dhabi, and the first foreigner to run an Argentine film festival, in its 32nd edition.
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Drunk off national pride, a freeze frame of this moment parallels the foreigner’s fantasy of what Brazilian Carnaval is all about.
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Love for cross-country became an essential national trait, one that any ingratiating foreigner has to embrace.
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In the United States, many people know that to use Nazi symbols in Germany, to deny the Holocaust, or to inveigh against foreigners is to risk prison.
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First Known Use of foreigner
15th century
FOREIGNER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of foreigner for English Language Learners
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: a person who is from a country that is not your own
FOREIGNER Defined for Kids
Definition of foreigner for Students
: a person who is from a foreign country
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