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immigrant

[im-i-gruhnt]

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noun

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

adjective

of or relating to immigrants and immigration.
a department for immigrant affairs.
immigrating.

immigrant

/ ˈɪ��ɪɡ��ə�Գ� /

noun

1. a person who comes to a country in order to settle there Compare emigrant
2. ( as modifier )
  an immigrant community
an animal or plant that lives or grows in a region to which it has recently migrated

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Other Word Forms

nonimmigrant noun

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Word 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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She was raised in a family of immigrants and farmworkers on the Central Coast, and became a U.S. citizen five years ago.

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The encounter with Gavidia and others they are tracking have raised legal questions about enforcement efforts that have swept up hundreds of immigrants and shot fear into the deeply intertwined communities they call home.

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Incensed by what he saw as the government’s failure to fulfill its promise to arrest and deport immigrants in the country illegally, he “eviscerated everyone,” according to one official who spoke to the Washington Examiner.

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“These immigrants work hard. They pay Social Security and other taxes. They just want to live,” said Abad.

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Josefina’s husband, a garment worker, is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico.

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immie immigrate

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