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foreign-born

adjective

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

Examples of foreign-born in a Sentence

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Nearly half of the borough is foreign-born. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025 Charlotte has a racially diverse population of over 900,000, including more than 150,000 who are foreign-born, according to local officials. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 18 Nov. 2025 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 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 9 Dec. 2025.

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