a ‧ dopt ‧ ed /əˈdɒptəd, əˈdɒptɪd $ əˈdɑːp-/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . an adopted child has been legally made part of a family that he or she was not born into:
his adopted son
2 . your adopted country is one that you have chosen to live in permanently
a ‧ dopt ‧ ed /əˈdɒptəd, əˈdɒptɪd $ əˈdɑːp-/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . an adopted child has been legally made part of a family that he or she was not born into:
his adopted son
2 . your adopted country is one that you have chosen to live in permanently
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012