Foreign and Nonnative

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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

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Nonnative is a synonym for foreign in experience topic. In some cases you can use "Nonnative" instead an adjective "Foreign".

Nearby Word: foreigner

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

Usage example: nonnative customs that made the recent immigrants stand out in their new country

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Foreign is a synonym for nonnative. You can use "Foreign" instead an adjective "Nonnative".

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Nonnative and Foreign. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/foreign/nonnative

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Nonnative or Foreign. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/foreign/nonnative.

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