adopted nation
New permanent home
An adopted nation is a country someone has chosen as home despite not being born there.
The phrase emphasizes voluntary belonging—immigrants may speak of their adopted nation with particular affection or loyalty: She became a fierce defender of her adopted nation.
The construction parallels adopted city, adopted home, and adopted country.
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- naturalizedGiven citizenship status
- swearing inFormal oath-taking ceremony
- pledge of allegianceFormal declaration of devotion
passport · allegiance · expatriate · refuge · belonging · integration · diaspora · assimilation · roots · identity · foreign-born · new home · home away from home · oath · flag · settlement · migration · embrace
adopted nationhomeland
One's native land
birthplace · country of origin · motherland · fatherland · native land
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