From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishon British/French/foreign etc soilon British/French/foreign etc soilformalSAN in Britain, France etc The crime was committed on American soil. → soil
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on British/French/foreign etc soil• He was not a man to show public affection on foreign soil.• Will your grandchildren forgive us, Erich, if we surrender our armies on foreign soil without a fight? 