foreign-born

adjective

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

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About 14% of the population of Illinois is foreign-born, according to the American Immigration Council. Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025 In Miami-Dade County, where over half the population is foreign-born, Republican lawmakers have long supported legal immigration programs and pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants — at times conflicting with GOP colleagues in other states. Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025 The city's approximately 630,000 residents are 8% Latino and 6% foreign-born, per Census data. Joe Guillen, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025 Nearly a third of residents are foreign-born, with immigrants living all across the county and occupying all rungs of the social ladder. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2025.

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