Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
foreign-born [fawr-in-bawrn, for-] ExamplesWord Origin adjective
- born in a country other than that in which one resides.
Origin of foreign-born An Americanism dating back to 1855–60 Examples from the Web for foreign-born Contemporary Examples of foreign-born
Foreign-born residents made up 12.9 percent of the total U.S. population in 2010.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: November 23
PunditFact.com
November 23, 2014
The foreign-born population of the United States is nearly twice as likely as the native-born to be poor.
Robots Undercut the Case for More Immigrants
David Frum
February 4, 2014
More than one-fourth of the pre-Obamacare uninsured were foreign-born.
Robots Undercut the Case for More Immigrants
David Frum
February 4, 2014
Is there a proportion of foreign-born citizens — workers, voters, political constituents — that is too large?
Why Should Conservatives Have to Trust Obama on Immigration?
Justin Green
May 21, 2013
In fact, when it comes to foreign-born residents, America looks fairly average.
U.S. is Just Average as a Destination for Immigrants
Robert Shapiro
May 18, 2013
Historical Examples of foreign-born
Then there is the foreign-born American, who is such by naturalization.
John Philip Newman
The foreign-born voter was already a factor in American politics.
John Austin Stevens
Is it permitted to a small wife to worship the foreign-born God?
The Best Short Stories of 1919
Various
Not even in the temple of the foreign-born God did he wish to be without her.
The Best Short Stories of 1919
Various
(p. 176) The fact that concerns us here is the great proportion of the foreign-born.
Jacob A. Riis.