Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Foreign by birth; not native to the country in which one resides.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective born in another area or country than that lived in; -- of persons.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of persons born in another area or country than that lived in
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Examples
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Though all but two of the pastors are white, at an average worship service as many as 20 percent of the congregation are nonwhite and, according to internal surveys, new member classes draw between 12 and 17 percent foreign-born attendees.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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As of the 2000 Census, 22 percent of Lowell's population was foreign-born the national average throughout the U.S. is 11 percent.
Nataly Kelly: Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? And What Languages Do They Speak? Nataly Kelly 2011
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As of the 2000 Census, 22 percent of Lowell's population was foreign-born the national average throughout the U.S. is 11 percent.
Nataly Kelly: Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? And What Languages Do They Speak? Nataly Kelly 2011
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As of the 2000 Census, 22 percent of Lowell's population was foreign-born the national average throughout the U.S. is 11 percent.
Nataly Kelly: Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? And What Languages Do They Speak? Nataly Kelly 2011
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As of the 2000 Census, 22 percent of Lowell's population was foreign-born the national average throughout the U.S. is 11 percent.
Nataly Kelly: Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? And What Languages Do They Speak? Nataly Kelly 2011
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As of the 2000 Census, 22 percent of Lowell's population was foreign-born the national average throughout the U.S. is 11 percent.
Nataly Kelly: Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? And What Languages Do They Speak? Nataly Kelly 2011
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For instance, the data reveal that a foreign-born surgeon currently operating in Texas has an unusual number of patient deaths associated with an elective procedure.
Medicare Records Reveal Troubling Trail of Surgeries John Carreyrou 2011
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As of the 2000 Census, 22 percent of Lowell's population was foreign-born the national average throughout the U.S. is 11 percent.
Nataly Kelly: Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? And What Languages Do They Speak? Nataly Kelly 2011
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As of the 2000 Census, 22 percent of Lowell's population was foreign-born the national average throughout the U.S. is 11 percent.
Nataly Kelly: Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? And What Languages Do They Speak? Nataly Kelly 2011
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As of the 2000 Census, 22 percent of Lowell's population was foreign-born the national average throughout the U.S. is 11 percent.
Nataly Kelly: Who Are the People in Your Neighborhood? And What Languages Do They Speak? Nataly Kelly 2011
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