foreign-born

adjective

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

Examples of foreign-born in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The big picture: About 9% of Utah's 2023 population was foreign-born, compared to about 14% nationally. Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024 Even now, 16% of women in the working population are foreign-born, and this group of women uniquely contributes to the wealth of our country by adding cultural capital, social capital and economic capital. Kelly Huang, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 In California, where one in every four people is foreign-born, immigrants face far greater rates of poverty and lack full access to social programs. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024 Tension Over Immigration About 14 percent of all eligible voters in Nevada are foreign-born and the economy relies on immigrant labor, making immigration a particularly salient and complicated issue in the state. Jennifer Medina, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for foreign-born 

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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 5 Nov. 2024.

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