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• Foreign-legion

  noun 1. a military unit consisting of foreign volunteers in the service of a state. 2. (initial capital letters) a specialized military unit of the French army, consisting of volunteers of all nationalities assigned to military operations and duties outside France. noun 1. a body of foreign volunteers serving in an army, esp that of […]

• Foreign-minister

  noun 1. (in countries other than the U.S.) a cabinet minister who conducts and supervises foreign and diplomatic relations with other states. Also called, especially British, foreign secretary. Compare (def 1). noun 1. (often capitals) a cabinet minister who is responsible for a country’s dealings with other countries US equivalent secretary of state

• Foreign-mission

  noun 1. (def 10). 2. (def 7). noun 1. a body of persons sent to a non-Christian country in order to propagate Christianity 2. a diplomatic or other mission sent by one country to another

• Foreign national

  noun any person who is not a citizen or permanent resident alien of the US

• Foreignness

  [fawr-in, for-] /ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr-/ adjective 1. of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native: foreign cars. 2. of or relating to contact or dealings with other countries; connected with foreign affairs. 3. external to one’s own country or nation: a foreign country. 4. carried on abroad, or with other countries: […]

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