Foreign-born

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who was born outside outside of their country of residence or citizenship.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Being born outside of one's country of residence. not-comparable

    "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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of persons born in another area or country than that lived in wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"More than 70,000 people have signed a petition urging the Australian government to ease COVID-19 entry restrictions on foreign-born parents of Australian citizens, who are allowed into the country only on compassionate grounds."

Etymology

From foreign + born.

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