immigrant
playSimple Definition of immigrant
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: a person who comes to a country to live there
Full Definition of immigrant
: one that immigrates: as a : a person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence b : a plant or animal that becomes established in an area where it was previously unknown
Examples of immigrant in a sentence
Millions of immigrants came to America from Europe in the 19th century.
The city has a large immigrant population.
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First Known Use of immigrant
1789
IMMIGRANT Defined for Kids
immigrant
playDefinition of immigrant
: a person who comes to a country to live there
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