Foreign meaning : A foreign person, particularly: A foreign ship. Clipping of chamber foreign: an outhouse. A foreign area, particularly: Short for various phrases, including foreign language, foreign parts, and foreign service. Located outside a country or place, especially one's own. Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion. Relating to a different nation. Not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system. (with to, formerly with from) Alien; strange. Held at a distance; excluded; exiled. From a different one of the states of the United States, as of a state of residence or incorporation. Belonging to a different organization, company etc. Outside, outdoors, outdoor.