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(adj) strange
relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
foreign nations; a foreign accent; on business in a foreign city
(adj) alien
not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something
an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism; the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper; jealousy is foreign to her nature
(adj) extraneous
not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source
water free of extraneous matter; foreign particles in milk