Foreign
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Foreign adjective – Being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own. Usage example: more Americans should take an interest in foreign languages
Indigenous is an antonym for foreign in political topic.
Nearby Word: foreigner
Antonyms for Foreign
Indigenous
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Indigenous adjective – Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin. Usage example: the culture of the indigenous people of that country
Foreign is an antonym for indigenous in native topic.
Nearby Word: indigene
Antonyms for Indigenous
Things that words describes
| woman | foreign woman | indigenous woman |
| people | foreign people | indigenous people |
| culture | foreign culture | indigenous culture |
| characters | foreign characters | indigenous characters |
| Other nouns: language, version, enemies, governments, cultures. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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As Long as It Sounds Foreign: A subtle running gag was for Splinter's hot-blooded (supposedly) Japanese kung-fu noises to actually be the names of famous indigenous Americans.
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The Roman Aristocracy in "The Gracchi Brothers" are greedy cowards who conquer foreign lands, enslave indigenous peoples, force Roman Veterans off their lands, and use those slaves to work that land for free (depriving Free Romans of jobs).
Source: Web Animation / Extra Credits
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Indigenous or Foreign. 2016. Accessed February 26, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/foreign/indigenous.
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