Foreigneering

/ˌfɔːrənˈɪərɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The practice or business of being a foreigner, or the activities associated with foreign settlement, trade, or cultural exchange.

Etymology

From 'foreigner' derived from Old French 'forain' (external, foreign) plus the modern English suffix '-eering' from 'engineer,' meaning 'practice or management of.' This is an extremely rare neologism.

Kelly Says

This word barely exists in historical texts but perfectly captures the 19th-century reality—when European traders established foreign concessions in Chinese cities, they were literally pioneering 'foreigneering' as a permanent lifestyle.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ውጭነት
wuch-chen-et
ARالعربية
غريب
ghreib
BNবাংলা
বিদেশীকরণ
bi-desh-ee-ka-ran
CACatalà
estrangerització
es-tra-n-je-ri-za-tsion
CSČeština
zahraničnictví
za-ha-ri-č-nictví
DADansk
fremmedgøring
frem-med-go-ring
DEDeutsch
Fremdheitsvermittlung
fraym-hayt-s-ver-mit-tung
ELΕλληνικά
εξωτερικοποίηση
ek-so-ter-ko-po-i-e-si
ESEspañol
extranjerización
eks-tran-he-ri-za-thion
FAفارسی
بیگانه‌سازی
bi-ga-ne-sa-zi
FISuomi
ulkomaillistaminen
ul-ko-mai-lis-ta-mi-nen
FRFrançais
étrangérisation
e-trahn-zhe-ri-za-syon
GUGU
બાહ્યકરણ
ba-hy-ka-ran
HAHA
haɓaka waje
ha-ba-ka wa-je
HEעברית
התערבות זרה
hit-ta-vut-zer-a
HIहिन्दी
विदेशीकरण
vi-desh-ee-ka-ran
HUMagyar
idegenítés
i-de-gen-i-tés
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemberagaman asing
pem-be-ra-ga-man asing
IGIG
n'ime-n'ime
nee-me-nee-me
ITItaliano
stranieroizzazione
stran-ye-ro-i-za-tsio-ne
JA日本語
外国化
gaikoku-ka
KKKK
қайтадан
kai-ta-dan
KMKM
ការប្រើប្រាស់អន្តរជាតិ
ka-ra-preu-pra-as-an-tra-cha-ti
KO한국어
외국화
oe-guk-hwa
MRMR
विदेशीकरण
vi-desh-ee-ka-ran
MSBahasa Melayu
pelaksamaan asing
pe-lak-sa-maan asing
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်ပစံ
pyi-pe-san
NLNederlands
vreemdelingenrecht
vrem-de-li-gen-recht
NONorsk
fremmedgjøring
frem-med-jø-ring
PAPA
ਬਾਹਰੀਕરਨ
ba-ha-ree-kar-n
PLPolski
obcokrajowacenie
ob-cho-kra-jo-wa-ce-nie
PTPortuguês
estrangeirização
es-trahn-zhe-i-ri-za-são
RORomână
străinire
stră-in-ire
RUРусский
иноязычность
i-no-ya-zich-nost'
SVSvenska
utländskgöring
ut-land-sk-go-ring
SWKiswahili
kujenga ugeni
ku-jen-ga u-ge-ni
TAதமிழ்
வெளிநாட்டுப்படுத்தல்
ve-li-na-tu-ppu-tha-thal
TEతెలుగు
విదేశీకరణ
vi-de-shi-ka-ran
THไทย
การต่างประเทศ
gan-ta-tang-pra-teep
TLTL
pag-aanyong dayuhan
pa-ga-a-nyong day-u-han
TRTürkçe
yabancılaşma
ya-ba-chi-la-sh-ma
UKУкраїнська
іноземництво
i-no-zem-tvo
URاردو
غیرملکی
ghair-maliki
VITiếng Việt
ngoại hóa
ngoai hoa
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀rọ
awon er-o
ZH中文
外来化
wài lái huà
ZUZU
ukuthula kwengqondo
u-ku-thu-la kweng-qon-do

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