foreignership

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noun

The condition of being a foreigner.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English foreigner →
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Meanings

nounforeignership (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition of being a foreigner.

    What brings immigrants together is foreignership. The way they have been met by the host society makes you feel the same experience, so you feel like a group.

    2017, Alpesh Maisuria, Class Consciousness and Education in Sweden

Origin

  1. Englishforeigner
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. Englishforeignership

From foreigner + -ship.

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APA

foreignership. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreignership

MLA

“foreignership.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreignership. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foreignership,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foreignership.

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