foreign-born

adjective

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

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In Homestead, a city southwest of Miami, officials voted to join despite 40 percent of its population being foreign-born, and 68 percent Hispanic. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025 Over half of the city’s residents are foreign-born, and more than 70% are Hispanic or Latino, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025 According to the Herald, 70% of Doral’s population is foreign-born. Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 Surely the man who heads the Catholic Church in the largest city in the nation (where nearly forty per cent of the population is foreign-born), and who maintains a cordial relationship with the President, might be expected to press the case harder. Paul Elie, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign-born

Word History

First Known Use

1692, in the meaning defined above

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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 1 May. 2025.

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