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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStranezza
Pronunciation / Transliteration: stra-neh-tsa
"La stranezza della cucina ha affascinato i viaggiatori."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or quality of being foreign; the characteristics of being from another country or culture.
"The foreignness of the cuisine intrigued the travelers." - 2
The quality of being unfamiliar or strange.
"She felt a sense of foreignness in the new city."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'foreignness' originates from the Middle English word 'forein', derived from the Old French 'forain', which in turn comes from the Latin 'foris' meaning 'outside'. Over time, the meaning evolved to encompass the quality of being from another country or culture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foreignness" is said worldwide
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Étrangeté
Transliteration: eh-trahn-zheh-tay
"L'étrangeté de la cuisine a intrigué les voyageurs."
Fremdheit
Transliteration: fremd-hite
"Die Fremdheit der Küche faszinierte die Reisenden."
Stranezza
Transliteration: stra-neh-tsa
"La stranezza della cucina ha affascinato i viaggiatori."
Extrañeza
Transliteration: ex-trah-neh-tha
"La extrañeza de la cocina intrigó a los viajeros."
Estranheza
Transliteration: es-tran-eh-zah
"A estranheza da culinária intrigou os viajantes."
विदेशीपन
Transliteration: videshīpan
"खाने का विदेशीपन यात्रियों को आकर्षित करता है।"
外国性
Transliteration: wàiguó xìng
"菜肴的外国性吸引了旅行者。"
외국성
Transliteration: oegukseong
"요리의 외국성이 여행자들을 매료시켰다."
外国性
Transliteration: gaikokusei
"料理の外国性は旅行者を魅了した。"
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