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immigrant

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈɪməɡrənt/ · UK /ˈɪmɪɡrənt/

Forms: immigrants

immigrant means: Someone who moves from another country to live in a country permanently.

noun

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Someone who moves from another country to live in a country permanently.

  • My mother is an immigrant.
  • Many immigrants found work in the city.
  • She helps recent immigrants learn the language.

How to use it: an immigrant from somewhere (Her father is an immigrant from Brazil.); an immigrant to somewhere (He was a recent immigrant to Canada.)

Common phrases: an immigrant family, a recent immigrant, immigrant workers, immigrant community

Questions about immigrant

What does immigrant mean?

Someone who moves from another country to live in a country permanently.

What is immigrant in other languages?

Türkçe: göçmen · Español: inmigrante · Français: immigrant · Deutsch: Einwanderer · Italiano: immigrato · 日本語: 移民

How do you pronounce immigrant?

In American English /ˈɪməɡrənt/; in British English /ˈɪmɪɡrənt/.

How do you use immigrant in a sentence?

My mother is an immigrant. Many immigrants found work in the city.

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