foreign-born

adjective

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

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Over 70% of the full-time graduate students in key technical fields at U.S. universities are foreign-born. Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 Labor Department data shows that almost 68 percent of crop workers employed in the United States during the 2021-22 fiscal year were foreign-born. Ana Ley, New York Times, 30 May 2025 Right now, two-thirds of the workers in Silicon Valley are foreign-born, according to a recent report in the Mercury News, the Valley’s newspaper. Jim Nowlan, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2025 About one in four Catholic priests in the U.S. is foreign-born, according to CARA. Elaine Quijano, CBS News, 16 May 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 14 Jun. 2025.

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