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foreignism

[ fawr-uh-niz-uhm, for- ]

noun

  1. a foreign custom, mannerism, etc.
  2. any trait, deviating from accepted speech standards, derived from a foreign language.
  3. imitation of anything foreign.
  4. a foreign quality.


foreignism

/ ˈɒɪˌɪə /

noun

  1. a custom, mannerism, idiom, etc, that is foreign
  2. imitation of something foreign
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of foreignism1

First recorded in 1850–55; foreign + -ism
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The Englishman's dread of Catholicism as a foreignism has no hold on the mind of an intelligent American.

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Thousands were made to believe that the Romish hierarchy was about to overthrow our liberties, and that the evils of "foreignism" had become so alarming as to justify the extraordinary measures by which it was proposed to counteract them.

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Foreignism Preserved Not only do you find the foreigner, of one race or another, everywhere, but wherever you find him in any numbers you note that the most distinctive feature is the foreignism.

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This would greatly simplify our tasks, besides removing from us the stigma of foreignism.

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