Against and Foreign

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Against preposition - In or into contact with.

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Foreign and against are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Foreign" instead an adjective "Against".

Foreign adjective - Being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own.

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Against and foreign are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Against" instead an adjective "Foreign".

Nearby Word: foreigner

Japan has a law against desecrating foreign flags but no law against desecrating its own flag.

Source: Japanese Politeness
Napoleon III got France involved in wars (against Austria in Italy and against Russia on the Crimea) and foreign adventures, like the disastrous attempt to install an emperor in Mexico.

Source: Useful Notes / French Political System
Also played with in Skyrim - the foreign Alik'r Warriors are distrusted by the natives of Skyrim, but that's more because they're foreign than because they're ruthless, and, in fact, they're part of the resistance against the Aldmeri Dominion intruding into their lands.

Source: Ruthless Foreign Gangsters

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