emigrant
Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new countrySomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
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» The ship carried hundreds of emigrants to the US.
Das Schiff brachte Hunderte von Emigranten in die Vereinigten Staaten. — Tamy
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14 sentencesThe ship carried hundreds of emigrants to the US.
deDas Schiff brachte Hunderte von Emigranten in die Vereinigten Staaten. — Tamy
Did the emigrants find a new home?
The emigrants have endured physical and mental pain.
Meaning
2 sensesSomeone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
Auswanderer, Auswanderin, Emigrant
эмигра́нтemigránt, эмигра́нткаemigrántka
емігра́нтemihránt, емігра́нткаemihrántka
someone who leaves one country to settle in another
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called a migrant.
Origin
From Classical Latin ēmigrāns, present participle of ēmigrāre (“to emigrate”).From Classical Latin ēmigrāns, present participle of ēmigrāre (“to emigrate”).
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plural: emigrantsSynonyms
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