foreign country

/ˈfɔrɪn ˈkʌntri/
/ˈfɒrɪn ˈkʌntri/
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Definitions of foreign country
  1. noun
    any state of which one is not a citizen
    “working in a foreign country takes a bit of getting used to”
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    type of:
    body politic, commonwealth, country, land, nation, res publica, state
    a politically organized body of people under a single government
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