foreign countries
Lands across borders
Countries other than one's own.
The phrase emphasizes distance and difference—political, cultural, or geographic separation from home: She spent years living in foreign countries.
Often used when the specific nations don't matter as much as their otherness: The company has offices in foreign countries throughout Asia and Europe.
- abroadIn foreign territory
- study abroadAttend university overseas
- overseasIn foreign countries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
travel visa · visa · globalization · migration · diplomacy · treaty · cuisine · nation-state · trips · cultural exchange · culture shock · folklore · travels · attire · native tongue · sovereignty · cultures · borders
foreign countrieshomeland
One's native land
home country · native land · motherland · fatherland · country of origin
foreign countrieshome
One's personal residence
local area · home turf · backyard · domestic sphere · known world
foreign, countries, country, foreigner, foreignness, countrywide, countryman, countrymen, countrywoman