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foreigners

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for foreigners.

Editorial note

I mean not allowing foreigners to work, even when they live in the country.

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A person from a foreign country.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of foreigners gathered in one view.

noun

A person from a foreign country.

noun

A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for foreigners.

noun

A person from a foreign country.

noun

A private job run by an employee at a trade factory rather than going through the business.

Example sentences

1

I mean not allowing foreigners to work, even when they live in the country.

2

The same funding applies to international students, but the admissions criteria is a little steeper for foreigners.

3

And to revert back to xenophobia, there are foreigners that somehow are unaware of the prices and accept low offers.

4

Although if they started banning transgender people, or foreigners with strange names, on that basis it would collide with equalities law.

5

How about the ones developed by 'foreigners' (defined as!citizens of the country paying for development)?

6

About one third of the population in Switzerland are foreigners and the number has been strongly increasing in the last few years.

7

Could 'foreigners' just free-ride on whatever government paying for all this open source development?

8

They'd sell all their assets foreigners[1] who aren't subject to the tax.

9

Although I lived in the US for some time, I'm a strong supporter of limiting the number of foreigners in Switzerland.

10

There are thousands of foreigners will to take the places.

11

They also are extremely respectful of their electorate: They do referendums often and for any reason (building a bridge or allowing foreigners to work in their country).

12

Unlike other countries, there is rarely violence towards foreigners.

Quote examples

1

So this whole "Our national wealth will soon be owned by foreigners" scenario is probably not as bad as it sounds.

2

I think Swiss are fed up about "soldiers" (aka expats) and other foreigners that don't want to integrate.

3

>so this whole "Our national wealth will soon be owned by foreigners" scenario is probably not as bad as it sounds.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use foreigners in a sentence?

I mean not allowing foreigners to work, even when they live in the country.

What does foreigners mean?

A person from a foreign country.

What part of speech is foreigners?

foreigners is commonly used as noun.