a‧dopt‧ed /əˈdɒptəd, əˈdɒptɪd $ əˈdɑːp-/ 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

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