unassimilated

adjective un·as·sim·i·lat·ed \ ˌən-ə-ˈsi-mə-ˌlā-təd \

Definition of unassimilated

: not assimilated: such as

a : not absorbed into the culture or mores of a population or group

unassimilated immigrants

b : not thoroughly comprehended

unassimilated facts

c : not absorbed or utilized as nourishment

unassimilated nutrients

Recent Examples of unassimilated from the Web

And while these illustrations can be helpful counterpoints to the depictions of unassimilated job-stealers, there is also an implication that compassion toward them must be earned through achievement, like merit badges.

— dan greene, SI.com, "Abdulai Bundu Wants You to Know the Price and Payoff of an Immigration Success Story," 31 Jan. 2018
When that motivation is weak or absent, conservatives see an unassimilated migration, resulting in chronic mutual hatred and violence, as a perfectly plausible outcome.

— yoram hazony, WSJ, "Is ‘Classical Liberalism’ Conservative?," 13 Oct. 2017
Kane’s role as an unassimilated immigrant wife in Joan Micklin Silver’s Hester Street had already earned her an Oscar nomination

— donald liebenson, HWD, "The Annie Hall That Might Have Been: Inside Woody Allen’s Anhedonia," 20 Apr. 2017
Millions of unassimilated immigrants have made a mockery of the dreamy multiculturalism preached by people living comfortably insulated from the influx.

— george f. will, The Denver Post, "Will France elect a Gallic Barack Obama?," 29 Apr. 2017
Millions of unassimilated immigrants have made a mockery of the dreamy multiculturalism preached by people living comfortably insulated from the influx.

— george will, Twin Cities, "George Will: Will France elect a Gallic Barack Obama?," 27 Apr. 2017
Millions of unassimilated immigrants have made a mockery of the dreamy multiculturalism preached by people living comfortably insulated from the influx.

— george f. will, The Mercury News, "Will: Will France elect a Gallic Barack Obama?," 26 Apr. 2017

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