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attached
Adjective
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If you are attached to something or someone, you like it and do not want to lose it; you have an emotional connection to it.
Many young adults are still as attached to their parents as they were when they were small.
Marjorie was surprised at how attached Bill became to Lizzie, as if Lizzie were his daughter.
Farmers tend to be very attached to their land.
foreign
Adjective
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Foreign means something that comes from a different place or country. Foreign people are known as foreigners.
Sven has a foreign accent.
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Foreign can mean something that is not familiar or not characteristic.
Greed was as foreign to him as a Frenchman in China.
material
Noun
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Material is the things or ideas that are used in making or doing something.
The raw materials for the goods are mostly imported from Canada.
After the earthquake, it took a long time to rebuild because the building materials were often unavailable.
He spent a year researching and gathering material before writing the book.
material
Adjective
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Material things are things in the real world, often money.
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If something is material, it is big and important.