Adopted - definition, pronunciation, transcription

Australia is my adopted country, it is my home.

Many refugee servicemen gave their lives to their adopted country.

He was adopted as an infant.

We adopted some of the local customs.

The author Samuel Clemens adopted the name “Mark Twain.”

He was born in England but he has adopted Canada as his home.

The assembly adopted a new constitution.

The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate.

Many sports shows have recently adopted the conventions of the talk show.

The party adopted a new platform.

...felt just as close to his adopted brother as he did to his two consanguineous siblings...

...felt that if the Congress adopted these security measures, it would be abnegating the nation's fundamental commitment to individual rights...

...though they had lived in their adopted country for many years, the immigrant families never broke their ties with the fatherland entirely...

...during the World Wars, fighter pilots adopted the fanciful notion that gremlins were responsible for mechanical failures on their planes...

The company adopted an indefensible position on the issue.