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natural-born

[ nach-er-uhl-bawrn, nach-ruhl- ]

adjective

  1. by virtue of one's nature, qualities, or innate talent:

    a natural-born musician.



natural-born

adjective

  1. being as specified through one's birth

    a natural-born Irishman

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of natural-born1

First recorded in 1575–85
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Example Sentences

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This administration is rapidly constructing a legal framework that would allow it to abruptly disappear anyone, including natural-born U.S. citizens, to a foreign prison forever, for any reason it chooses, or no reason at all.

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The popular destination is El Salvador, the new Gitmo and soon-to-be Super Max that will house American natural-born citizens — if Trump has his way.

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He stressed though that he had "never heard" of cases of natural-born US citizens being sent abroad for imprisonment for crimes committed and prosecuted in the US.

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While she acknowledged that there were various scenarios in which naturalised US citizens could lose their citizenship, she said that "you can't denaturalise a natural-born citizen".

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Puerto Ricans aren't immigrants, but natural-born citizens, with the same legal status as any random white guy in a diner in Iowa.

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