foreign-born

English

Etymology

From foreign +‎ born.

Adjective

foreign-born (not comparable)

  1. Being born outside of one's country of residence.
    • 2019 July 15, Greg Afinogenov, “The Jewish Case for Open Borders”, in Jewish Currents‎[1], number Summer 2019:
      Jewish immigrants came together with other foreign-born groups in organizations like the Industrial Workers of the World, helping to create one of the cornerstones of the American left.
    • 2025 July 25, Matt Egan, “How Trump’s mass deportations could backfire on the American economy by shrinking paychecks”, in CNN Business‎[2]:
      “There are a lot of jobs in the US that native-born people don’t want – and foreign-born people are happy to have,” said Stephanie Roth, chief economist at Wolfe Research.

Noun

foreign-born (plural foreign-borns)

  1. A person who was born outside outside of their country of residence or citizenship.

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