Foreign and Public

Foreign

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

Public is an antonym for foreign.

Nearby Word: foreigner

Public

Public adjective - Of or relating to a nation.
Usage example: a trade agreement in the public interest

Foreign is an antonym for public.

Both words in one sentence

  • The Foreign Subtitle The habit of combining one- or two-word titles with a subtitle for foreign release so the public will have a better idea what the work is about.
  • Manga / Shokugeki no Soma Beach Episode: Chapter 52.5 has Alice and Erina go to a public pool, a place completely foreign to the latter.
  • Film / Eye in the Sky One example is when the foreign secretary worries about how the public will react if the news gets out, and Benson says they shouldn't be concerning themselves with what ends up on Youtube, the foreign secretary replies that revolutions can be started by what gets put on Youtube.
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