allochtoon

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Now the WRR however advises using the word allochtoon as little as possible.

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The WRR itself thought up the word allochtoon in 1989.

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It also advises the elimination of the word 'allochtoon', the most common term used to describe residents with a foreign background.

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The term 'allochtoon' has become nothing short of a derogatory term in non-political context.

if i never had to wonder - Anil Dash 2002
That's why Kyren is probably surpised, she is an 'allochtoon' in her own country, and thought that in America, things would be different.

if i never had to wonder - Anil Dash 2002
There was a bit of attention recently when they were the first Dutch city to elect an allochtoon someone who is an immigrant or a child thereof to the position of mayor.

Rotterdam, Netherlands « The expat numbat: from AU to NL 2009
The WRR advice was successful; today, media, schools and politicians all use allochtoon.

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