immigrant
noun
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immigrant or emigrant?
Both of these words come from the Latin migrare (“to move from one place to another”), and both have definitions in English that hew closely to their etymological roots, but there is a definite difference between how you would use each one. Emigrant is used in reference to the country that has been left (“an emigrant from Canada”), while immigrant is used in reference the country that one is destined for (“an immigrant to Spain”).
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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
It is currently owned by Korean immigrants who continue the store's legacy of serving mainly Latino and African American customers who live in the neighborhood.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2024
The city estimates there are around 12,000 to 15,000 immigrants living in the county, and that the rapid rise in population has strained housing, health care, and school resources.
—Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2024
During the 1930s, the United States deported about a million immigrants from Mexico, many of whom were U.S. citizens.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Immigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immigrant. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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