foreign-born

adjective

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

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Boston has a robust immigrant population, with more than 28% of its residents being foreign-born as of 2021. Kimmy Yam, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2025 Noncitizens comprise 41 percent of the construction workforce in California, the highest in the nation, while in Florida and Texas 38 percent of the construction labor force is foreign-born. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025 In cities like Miami, where more than half of the population is foreign-born, ICE raids may unleash widespread terror, immigration advocates say. Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025 One in four direct care workers in the U.S. is foreign-born. Sean C. Domnick, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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