foreign parts

Frequency: 3.58.0 per million words

An old-fashioned term for foreign countries.

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Examples (10)

  • They're always off to foreign parts.
  • He spent most of his youth travelling in foreign parts.
  • I have a cousin who has lived in foreign parts for decades.
  • The old sailor told tales of his adventures in foreign parts.
  • It is quite rare to find such exotic spices in these foreign parts.
  • She decided to seek her fortune in foreign parts after university.
  • Many young people used to dream of escaping to foreign parts.
  • The letter was postmarked from some mysterious foreign parts.
  • Even in foreign parts, he never forgot his home traditions.
  • Are you planning on staying long in foreign parts?