nonmigrant

adjective

Definition of nonmigrantnext
as in resident

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  1. resident
  2. nonmigratory
Adjective
  • The show then transitioned from the runway space into the show's official anniversary celebration, where the festivities continued through the night on the pink-illuminated dance floor equipped with a giant disco ball and resident DJs.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Find out which documents require a resident login and whether search engines can index anything posted on the association's website.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Though native to East Africa and nonmigratory, the snail has made its way around the world, including to other parts of Africa, Hawaii, the Pacific islands, the Caribbean, Brazil and much of subtropical Asia.
    — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
  • So, there's a chance that the commercial populations were simply originally source from a nonmigratory population.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 25 June 2019
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“Nonmigrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmigrant. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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