˜yÐÄvlog

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native-born

[ ney-tiv-bawrn ]

adjective

  1. born in the place or country indicated:

    a native-born Australian.



native-born

adjective

  1. born in the country or area indicated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of native-born1

First recorded in 1490–1500
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Example Sentences

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The attacks on sanctuary policies assume that immigrants commit crimes at higher rates than the native-born population, said Kubrin, co-author of a 2023 book, “Immigration and Crime: Taking Stock.â€

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His fiancée did not learn of it for some time, and she eventually took the veil, becoming a Dominican nun at a convent in Monterey — California’s first native-born Catholic sister.

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Cutler-Kreutz, who co-wrote and co-directed with his brother, David, laments a “Kafkaesque†immigration system labyrinthine enough to confuse native-born Americans, much less noncitizens attempting to follow the rules to gain legal status.

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Kids, native-born and newcomers alike, should not be sacrificed to reckless immigration enforcement.

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The West Coast felt much too exposed, and its Japanese population, native-born, naturalized, or immigrants, were automatically and groundlessly assumed to put Japan first in their loyalties, even spying or committing sabotage on its behalf.

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