foreign-born

Speech parts

1. foreign-born - Adjective

2. foreign-born - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

of persons born in another area or country than that lived in

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Synonyms

nonnative barbarian outside foreign external abroad strange alien exotic immigrant detached extrinsic outlandish barbarous extraneous
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Antonyms

home native-born associated closely related clearly related clearly tied
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Examples

Although an increasing proportion of the Hispanic population is foreign-born - about half of adults in this group - English proficiency is and should remain a requirement for citizenship. Linda Chavez

PepsiCo did not have a woman in the senior ranks, nor a foreign-born person who was willing to think differently. Indra Nooyi

our large nonnative population Source: Internet

According to the University of South Carolina 's Arnold School of Public Health, Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies, South Carolina's foreign-born population grew faster than any other state between 2000 and 2005. Source: Internet

And Liddell says the state has been especially focused on making sure the hard-to-count population, including minorities, elderly, foreign-born and those with limited English-speaking abilities, are accurately counted. Source: Internet

An FBI informant named Aukai Collins claims he told the FBI about Hanjour's activities during 1998, giving them Hanjour's name and phone number, and warning them that more and more foreign-born Muslims seem to be taking flying lessons. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

foreign worker foreign zone Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office foreign-born people foreign-born population foreign-language dictionary