native-born
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of native-born
First recorded in 1490–1500
Example Sentences
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The unemployment rate for native-born workers rose to 4.7% in February from 4.4% a year earlier, outpacing the overall unemployment rate of 4.4%, according to the BLS.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
What is actually troubling is the number of native-born Americans who can speak only English.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
Immigrants consumed 21% fewer social services benefits than native-born citizens on a per capita basis in 2022, according to an analysis External link co-authored by Alex Nowrasteh at the Cato Institute.
From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026
Because the highly divided court was unanimous on one point: Being born in the United States meant being a native-born American, regardless of the status of one’s foreign parents.
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026
Several centuries later the great-great-grandson of the native-born planter married the great-great-granddaughter of the Aragonese.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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