NONMIGRANT Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

nonmigrant

adjective

Definition of nonmigrant

as in resident

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And, as the new study points out, a moon base would be a complex example of an isolated environment — one featuring not only resident astronauts but also rovers, other robots and occasional visiting crews.

— Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 July 2026
Following weeks of petition drives and door-to-door signature collection by resident critics, the City of Independence has set a date for a special election to potentially recall First District Councilmember John Perkins.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 July 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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