foreign-born

adj 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

Being born outside of one's country of residence.

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.

“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

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

Collocations

ADJ.

happy, other, together

VERB + FOREIGN-BORN

want

FOREIGN-BORN + NOUN

groups, organizations, people

PREP.

in, with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — of persons born in another area or country than that lived i

nonnative

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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.

Wiktionary

“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.

Wiktionary

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