Immigrant: meaning, definitions and examples
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immigrant
[ หษชm.ษช.ษกrษnt ]
foreigner living in a new country
An immigrant is a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He was an immigrant from Italy.
- Many immigrants came to the United States in search of a better life.
person who moves to a new country
An immigrant is someone who moves to a new country to settle there.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- My grandparents were immigrants who came to this country in the early 1900s.
- She became an immigrant when she moved to Canada.
Translations
Translations of the word "immigrant" in other languages:
๐ต๐น imigrante
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคฐเคตเคพเคธเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช Einwanderer
๐ฎ๐ฉ imigran
๐บ๐ฆ ัะผะผัะณัะฐะฝั
๐ต๐ฑ imigrant
๐ฏ๐ต ็งปๆฐ (ใใฟใ)
๐ซ๐ท immigrant
๐ช๐ธ inmigrante
๐น๐ท gรถรงmen
๐ฐ๐ท ์ด๋ฏผ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ูุงุฌุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ imigrant
๐ธ๐ฐ imigrant
๐จ๐ณ ็งปๆฐ (yรญmรญn)
๐ธ๐ฎ priseljenec
๐ฎ๐ธ innflytjandi
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะธะผะผะธะณัะฐะฝั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแ แแแขแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ immiqrant
๐ฒ๐ฝ inmigrante
Word origin
The word 'immigrant' dates back to the mid-18th century, derived from the Latin word 'immigrare' which means 'to remove.' The term became widely used in the context of migration and settling in a new country during the 19th and 20th centuries, especially with the increase in global migration patterns.
See also: migrants.
Word Frequency Rank
At #7,181 in frequency, this word belongs to advanced vocabulary. It's less common than core vocabulary but important for sophisticated expression.
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