NONINDIGENOUS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

nonindigenous

adjective

Definition of nonindigenous

as in foreign-born

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Recent Examples of nonindigenous Many winemakers in Bolgheri and throughout Tuscany use nonindigenous grapes such as Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon either alone or in a blend. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 27 June 2025 Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835. — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024 The lizard may also have or spread nonindigenous parasites or pathogens to native wildlife. — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024 Cher learned of Kaavan’s plight in 2016 and hired a legal team to press for his freedom, citing inhumane treatment of a nonindigenous animal. — Charles McDermid and Bopha Phorn, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2020 The nearly two million indigenous peoples in Canada are also poorly served by the country’s health care system, with rates of suicide, infant mortality, and chronic disease that are much higher than those of the nonindigenous population. — Nathan Whitlock, The New York Review of Books, 3 Nov. 2020 Apart from the local activity of the Urarina, other indigenous groups and some nonindigenous people, the Pastaza-Marañón peatlands remain in nearly pristine condition. — Daniel Grossman, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2020 Most of Monday’s victims were nonindigenous Papuan people, the police said. — Richard C. Paddock, New York Times, 25 Sep. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonindigenous

Adjective

More than a fifth of the population is foreign-born, according to US Census estimates.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Of that cohort, CSET found that 70 percent were foreign-born or foreign- educated.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of foreign-born

Adjective

In a city crowded with glossy international properties, this is classic, composed and home-grown, with real cultural depth—one half looking confidently to the future, the other carefully honouring its design legacy.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
The initiative builds on Kyoto Fusioneering’s growing international testing footprint.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of international

Adjective

As one of his first initiatives in office, Wallace is mounting a multinational peace summit, which is exactly the kind of high-stakes event Helen was installed to keep an eye on.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Clark was later arrested and brought to the United States; the case is part of an investigation into a multinational operation allegedly led by former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding.

— Amy Taxin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of multinational

Adjective

Jasmin Karibzhanova and Sam Sutcliffe are a multicultural pair whose families and upbringings have spanned the globe.

— Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
Those same shots of a multicultural student body and students working in labs tend to neuter and minimize the brand.

— Ellis Verdi, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of multicultural

Adjective

Trump’s flexible realism also entails recognizing the need to form bespoke coalitions of the willing to augment the United Nations and other large multilateral institutions.

— Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Panels of independent experts and researchers operating under a multilateral mandate can investigate how governments treat those within their borders or at the receiving end of their actions.

— Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of multilateral

Adjective

The official also said developing different weapon systems was increasingly urgent, arguing that the country’s armed forces needed to defend national security and deter external threats.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Sessions take place in the hotel’s private residences and suites, though most bookings come from external clients rather than hotel guests — largely business leaders, founders, and entrepreneurs based around Mayfair.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026

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