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Definition adopted in American English

adopted adjective

adjective
/əˈdɑptəd/
1

legally made a part of a family that is not your original family

Example

Are both of their kids adopted?

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2

someone's adopted country is the country they have chosen to live in and not the one they were born in

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Definition adopted in American English