, ˌe-mi-ˈgrā\
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deportee, evacuee, exile, expat [chiefly British], expatriate, refugee
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Meyer, an emigre from the Netherlands, had already explored extensively in northern and central China when Fairchild tapped him, in 1916, to go to southern China. — Adrian Higgins, The Seattle Times, "Scientists thought they had created the perfect tree. But it became a nightmare.," 17 Sep. 2018 Cleveland, the letter noted, had been seen as a friend by English emigres but seemed unusually hostile recently in a fisheries dispute with Canada. — Robert Mitchell, Washington Post, "The fake letter historians believe tipped a presidential election," 21 June 2018 Retiree Marie Diaz, 59, of San Jose, is among the emigres. — Tony Bizjak, sacbee, "Bay Area residents are inundating Sacramento new home websites. Is a coastal wave coming?," 18 June 2018 His view did not prevail, however, resulting in a military disaster for the emigres and a foreign policy debacle for the president. — Joseph P. Kahn, BostonGlobe.com, "Richard Goodwin, Kennedy speechwriter and husband to Doris Kearns Goodwin, dead at 86," 21 May 2018 But on the whole, the State Department stubbornly resisted letting Jewish emigres in, refusing even to fill the existing annual legal quota, let alone increase it. — Trudy Rubin, Philly.com, "New Holocaust Museum exhibit reminds of how U.S. rejected desperate refugees before | Trudy Rubin," 3 July 2018 The new prosperity, often funded with capital from Cuban emigres overseas, prompted resentment and complaints from the hundreds of thousands of Cubans who still live on state salaries averaging $30 a month. — Andrea Rodriguez, The Seattle Times, "Cuba lifting freeze on new private tourism businesses," 10 July 2018 The new prosperity, often funded with capital from Cuban emigres overseas, prompted resentment and complaints from the hundreds of thousands of Cubans who still live on state salaries averaging $30 a month. — Washington Post, "Cuba lifting freeze on new private tourism businesses," 10 July 2018 Most Russian emigres in London live a world apart from such intrigue. — Anatoly Kurmanaev, WSJ, "Spy Poisoning Is Foreign to the Lives of Most of London’s Russian Emigres," 13 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'émigré.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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