foreign-born

1. 1.

   of persons born in another area or country than that lived in

   “our large nonnative population”

   Synonymsnonnative

   Similarforeign

Questions about foreign-born

What does foreign-born mean?

foreign-born means "of persons born in another area or country than that lived in".

How many syllables are in foreign-born?

foreign-born has 3 syllables: fo-reign--born. The stress falls on "fo".

What is another word for foreign-born?

Close synonyms include nonnative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.