Polishborn

Polishborn is an English-language compound adjective used in biographical writing to indicate that a person was born in Poland. It signals place of birth rather than current nationality or ethnic identity.

Polish-born does not determine citizenship or ethnicity. A Polish-born individual may acquire citizenship elsewhere or identify with a different heritage. For example, Marie Curie was Polish-born and later became a naturalized French citizen.

Orthography and usage: the more common form is Polish-born with a hyphen. The unhyphenated form Polishborn is rare and generally considered nonstandard in contemporary English. The phrase may appear before a noun ("Polish-born author") or after the noun ("the author, Polish-born").

Origin and note: the construction uses the English suffix -born to indicate place of birth when paired with a demonym such as Polish. While widely understood, Polish-born should be used with care to avoid implying current nationality or identity; when in doubt, "born in Poland" is a neutral alternative.