Meaning

2 senses
  1. A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

    Approximately 1.5 million Mexicans are descendants of Irish immigrants.

    Einwanderer, Einwanderin, Immigrant

    иммигра́нтimmigránt, иммигра́нткаimmigrántka, переселе́нецpereselénec

    іммігра́нтimmihránt, іммігра́нткаimmihrántka, переселе́нецьpereselénecʹ

    a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there

  2. A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.

Examples

170 sentences
  1. America is a land of immigrants.

    Америка - країна іммігрантів.

    ruАмерика — страна иммигрантов.

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  2. Tom married a fellow immigrant.

    Том одружився з такою самою емігранкою, як він сам.

    deTom heiratete eine Miteinwanderin.

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  3. America is a country of immigrants.

    ruАмерика — страна иммигрантов.

    deAmerika ist ein Einwandererland.

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  4. Many of the immigrants changed their names.

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  5. Is it true illegal immigrants are taking jobs away from citizens who want them?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
person who comes to a country to settle:
Русский
By meaning 1
person who comes to a country to settle:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person who comes to a country to settle:

Origin

From Latin immigrans, present active participle of immigrāre (“to migrate into”), from in-

From Latin immigrans, present active participle of immigrāre (“to migrate into”), from in- (“into”) + migrāre (“to migrate”).

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