foreign-born

adjective

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

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The Idaho Dairymen's Association estimates that around 90 percent of workers in the state's dairy industry are foreign-born. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 Of course, 35% of U.S. graduate school students in STEM areas are now foreign-born, most wanting to stay here after getting their advanced degrees. Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 While 32% were foreign-born, according to the Migration Policy Institute, only 13% of the Latinas in the U.S. are undocumented. Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 Fort Myers is roughly a quarter Latino and a fifth foreign-born, according to Census data. Syra Ortiz Blanes, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreign-born

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 13 Apr. 2025.

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