← Back to Fala2Me

foreign land

[ˈfɔrən lænd]
nounpl: foreign lands
terra estrangeira
1. A country or territory that is not one's own; a place outside one's native country
After graduation, she decided to travel to a foreign land to experience a different culture.
Após a formatura, ela decidiu viajar para uma terra estrangeira para experimentar uma cultura diferente.
2. An unfamiliar or distant place; somewhere exotic or remote
The explorer ventured into the foreign land with great curiosity.
O explorador aventurou-se na terra estrangeira com grande curiosidade.
Synonyms
foreign countrydistant landexotic placeabroadoverseas
Antonyms
homelandnative landhome countrydomestic land

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
terra estrangeira
Standard usage across Brazil
Brazil
país estrangeiro
Alternative common form
Portugal
terra estrangeira
Standard usage in Portugal
Portugal
terras estranhas
More poetic/literary usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

in a foreign land
far from home
across the seas
lands unknown
Look up more words on Fala2Me
The free English-Portuguese dictionary with real Brazilian accents, NYC slang, conjugator and more
Open Fala2Me →