foreign-born

adjective

for·​eign-born ˌfȯr-ən-ˈbȯrn How to pronounce foreign-born (audio)
ˌfär-
: foreign by birth

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How the Candidates Stack Up With Voters Mamdani’s strongest backing comes from younger, progressive, and foreign-born voters. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 Already, the county — where more than 40% of residents are foreign-born and one in five immigrants is undocumented — has invested more than $8 million in community organizations that provide legal services to immigrants. Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025 That work includes talking to their students in age-appropriate ways about what’s going on in their communities in a city that is nearly 30% Latino and more than 22% foreign-born, Shukla said. Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025 Tougher immigration policies are taking a toll on the construction sector, where about a third of workers are foreign-born, and which lacks a dedicated visa program. Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign-born

Word History

First Known Use

1692, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of foreign-born was in 1692

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“Foreign-born.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign-born. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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