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a person who is not native to or known to a community
I can tell by your accent you're a foreigner in these parts
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Recent Examples of foreigners
News outlets had reported the cause of the foreigners’ illness was suspected alcohol poisoning, similar to a case in Laos last month in which six tourists — including two Australian teenagers — died after consuming drinks tainted with methanol.
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Rod McGuirk, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Special areas like Tibet also require additional permission for foreigners to visit.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Of the 251 Israelis and foreigners the government says were taken hostage on October 7, 101 are thought to still remain in Gaza, according to the BBC, citing official Israeli figures.
—Michael D. Carroll and Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
An American was among the people affected, as well as four Australians and two foreigners living in Fiji, according to the BBC.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The victims, 11 foreigners and one Georgian national, were believed to be employees of the restaurant, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
In 2024, the number of foreigners entering mainland China in the third quarter of the year reached a record high since tracking began in 2014, according to data from the National Immigration Administration.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Rebels, led by the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, have released thousands of people from prisons in Damascus where Assad held political opponents, ordinary civilians and foreigners.
—Phil Stewart, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
Mali is one of the world’s great musical cradles, and its sounds have been beguiling foreigners ever since the medieval explorer Ibn Battuta provided the only surviving eyewitness account of the empire.
—Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
Rod McGuirk, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Special areas like Tibet also require additional permission for foreigners to visit.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Of the 251 Israelis and foreigners the government says were taken hostage on October 7, 101 are thought to still remain in Gaza, according to the BBC, citing official Israeli figures.
—Michael D. Carroll and Hugh Cameron, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
An American was among the people affected, as well as four Australians and two foreigners living in Fiji, according to the BBC.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
The victims, 11 foreigners and one Georgian national, were believed to be employees of the restaurant, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
In 2024, the number of foreigners entering mainland China in the third quarter of the year reached a record high since tracking began in 2014, according to data from the National Immigration Administration.
—Lilit Marcus, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Rebels, led by the militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, have released thousands of people from prisons in Damascus where Assad held political opponents, ordinary civilians and foreigners.
—Phil Stewart, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
Mali is one of the world’s great musical cradles, and its sounds have been beguiling foreigners ever since the medieval explorer Ibn Battuta provided the only surviving eyewitness account of the empire.
—Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Foreigners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreigners. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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