FOREIGN-BORN Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

foreign-born

adjective

Definition of foreign-born

as in international

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Recent Examples of foreign-born Roughly one in five Floridians is foreign-born, and immigrants make up close to half the workforce in the industries the state runs on. — Paula De La Cruz, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Images from those strikes show miners of varied racial and ethnic backgrounds – white and Black, American- and foreign-born – wearing red bandanas. — Catherine Simpson Bueker, The Conversation, 1 July 2026 While the tool is supposed to flag potential noncitizens and deceased voters, a number of American citizens who are foreign-born have been mistakenly flagged as potential noncitizens by SAVE. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 22 June 2026 More than a quarter of its residents are foreign-born, according to government figures. — Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreign-born

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreign-born

Adjective

The move gives Victoria House access to Gersh’s international talent network and opportunities to explore new financing and co-production partnerships, while preserving the Spanish company’s creative independence.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Add us as a Google Preferred Source With plans to open more retail locations, venture into international markets and broaden its product offerings, Coniglio Palm Beach is poised for further growth.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of international

Adjective

Many winemakers in Bolgheri and throughout Tuscany use nonindigenous grapes such as Syrah, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon either alone or in a blend.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 27 June 2025
Much of Washington Heights is old farmland The area's earliest nonindigenous civilization in the Washington Heights area began in 1835.

— Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2024

Definition of nonindigenous

Adjective

She’s represented by Port City Models and has walked in multicultural fashion shows — a different résumé from former Miss Universe contestant Martínez Fournier or New York runway model Tinsley.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
His view on cross-border storytelling was shared across the panel as multilingual and multicultural filmmaking opens more paths to audiences.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of multicultural

Adjective

As far back as 1989, Wilson was sold to Amer Sports, a Finnish multinational manufacturer of athletic equipment.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Drozdovskaya's multinational team of more than 30 astronomers has been chasing down complex organic molecules, large molecules that include carbon atoms, in the planetary construction yards around eleven young stars.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of multinational

Adjective

Atmovie Global Track prepares Japanese filmmakers to take original projects into the international co-production market through lectures and mentoring from Japanese and overseas industry figures.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
The firm is now incorporated in Grand Cayman, a British overseas territory in the Caribbean, the Herald learned.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of overseas

Adjective

Trump said of Omar, who is a naturalized American citizen from Somalia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Villarreal Ortiz obtained permanent residence by falsely identifying his aunt, a naturalized American citizen, as his mother and later concealed that deception when applying for citizenship, prosecutors say.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of naturalized

Adjective

Disruptions to external infrastructure could therefore affect parts of its fuel supply chain.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
In both wars, external support has made sustained air and missile strike campaigns far less likely to result in political capitulation, or economic or military collapse.

— Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026