ADOPTIVE


Meaning of ADOPTIVE in English

1.

Someone’s ~ family is the family that adopted them.

He was brought up by ~ parents in London.

ADJ: ADJ n

2.

Someone’s ~ country or city is the one that they choose for their home, although they were not born there.

They threatened to expel him from his ~ country...

ADJ: ADJ n

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