nonindigenous

adjective

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Recent Examples of nonindigenous 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 The lizard may also have or spread nonindigenous parasites or pathogens to native wildlife. — Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024 Continent-wide risk assessment for the establishment of nonindigenous species in Antarctica. — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonindigenous
  1. foreign-born
  2. international
  3. multinational
  4. multicultural
  5. multilateral
  6. external
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  • While 32% were foreign-born, according to the Migration Policy Institute, only 13% of the Latinas in the U.S. are undocumented.
    — Noreen Sugrue, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Fort Myers is roughly a quarter Latino and a fifth foreign-born, according to Census data.
    — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of foreign-born
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  • The regime’s brutality was evident in incidents such as the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, where 69 unarmed protesters were killed by police, which, like in Gandhi’s Salt March, marked a turning point in international condemnation.
    — Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The movie, the first-ever film from Kazakhstan to screen at the Copenhagen festival, will debut as one of 12 entries in its Dox:Award: international competition lineup.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of international
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  • In the multinational, multicenter Phase 2 clinical trial, 105 adult patients with PD and LID were randomly assigned to receive one of three oral interventions once a day for four weeks: 20 mg of CPL’36, 40 mg of CPL’36, or a placebo.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Starting mid-year, clean energy will power the multinational company’s three factories located in the cities of Maracanaú, Pacajus, and Natal.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of multinational
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  • Marcus Garvey and the History of Black History Long before the concept of multicultural education emerged, the United Negro Improvement Association pushed for the teaching of Black history and culture.
    — JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 20 Feb. 2025
  • In 1974, in Kanawha County, W.V., conservative Christians boycotted public schools over the introduction of new multicultural textbooks.
    — Austin Steelman / Made by History, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of multicultural
Adjective
  • The rate of establishing multilateral agreements has significantly slowed since the 2010s.
    — Melissa McCracken, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The second option, which is also ambitious but likely more feasible, is a regional LAC multilateral carbon tax treaty that could either harmonize tax treatment of carbon across the region or create a minimum floor for the taxation of activities that generate carbon emissions.
    — Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of multilateral
Adjective
  • Bhutan’s ministry of foreign affairs and external trade did not return a request for comment on what the country could be asked to do to satisfy U.S. immigration officials − to get off the Trump administration list.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Brexit arrived at a moment when internal and external perceptions of the domestic Irish game were beginning to shift.
    — Michael Walker, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of external

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“Nonindigenous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonindigenous. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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