Unforeign

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not foreign. uncommon

    "“Your English, too, is as pure as a New Yorker's—or perhaps I should say as unforeign. Pure English is not a drug in the New York market.”"

Example

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"“Your English, too, is as pure as a New Yorker's—or perhaps I should say as unforeign. Pure English is not a drug in the New York market.”"

Etymology

From un- + foreign.

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