foreign country
Land across borders
A foreign country is any nation other than one's own—a place where different laws, customs, languages, or currencies may apply.
The phrase emphasizes otherness and distance: She had never traveled to a foreign country before.
Figuratively, unfamiliar territory of any kind can feel like a foreign country: The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.
- nationSovereign political entity
- emigrateLeave for another country
- culture shockDisorientation from unfamiliar ways
- stateCondition or mode
- abroadIn foreign territory
travel abroad · native tongue · travel · overseas · embassy · diplomatic relations · unfamiliar · visa · work visa · culture · traditions · currency exchange · diplomacy · expatriate · customs · immigration law · asylum · sovereignty
foreign countryhome country
One's nation of origin
homeland · native land · motherland · fatherland · home soil
foreign countrycomfort zone
Psychological ease boundary
home · home ground · local area · home base
foreign, country, foreigner, foreignness, countries, countryside