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immigrant

[ im-i-gruhnt ]

noun

  1. a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence.
  2. an organism found in a new habitat.


adjective

  1. of or relating to immigrants and immigration:

    a department for immigrant affairs.

immigrant

/ ˈɪɪɡəԳ /

noun

    1. a person who comes to a country in order to settle there Compare emigrant
    2. ( as modifier )

      an immigrant community

  1. an animal or plant that lives or grows in a region to which it has recently migrated
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDz·m·Գ noun adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of immigrant1

An Americanism first recorded in 1780–90; from Latin immigrant-, stem of Բ “moving into,” present participle of “to move into”; equivalent to im- 1 + migrant
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He wants Mexico to stop immigrants from coming over the border and likewise stop fentanyl from coming into the country, and they've done everything asked of them to make that happen.

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They think claims of bureaucratic bloat and misspent tax dollars are legit across all levels of government, and he noted that in California, undocumented immigrants qualify for Medi-Cal.

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And if you think of many of the battles being waged today — whether it's immigrant rights or Black rights or voter suppression — you could invoke quintessential American values for change.

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It hinges in part on claims Trump has made for years — without evidence — that fraud is rampant in American elections and that voting by noncitizen immigrants is a major problem.

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Here, Nguyen concentrates on the lives of a Vietnamese American immigrant family.

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