foreign-born

adjective

for·​eign-born ˌfȯr-ən-ˈbȯrn 

ˌfär-

: foreign by birth

Examples of foreign-born in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Census data show a large majority of the city’s population is foreign-born, with Venezuelans making up a substantial portion of Doral residents. — Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Census data show a large majority of the city's population is foreign-born, while Venezuelans make up a substantial portion of its residents. — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Consider the foreign-born who joined the Gold Rush, the Chinese railroad workers, and still and always the Latino population along the long, wide international border. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

More than one-third of New Yorkers are foreign-born, according to a 2026 city report. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1692, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for foreign-born

• peppercorn
• unicorn
• waterborne
• winterbourne
• adorn
• airborne
• blackthorn
• broomcorn
• buckhorn
• buckthorn
• careworn
• firstborn