immigrant
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
im·mi·grant 
[im-i-gruhnt] Pronunciation Key
[im-i-gruhnt] Pronunciation Key –noun
–adjective
| 1. | a person who migrates to another country, usually for permanent residence. |
| 2. | an organism found in a new habitat. |
| 3. | of or pertaining to immigrants and immigration: a department for immigrant affairs. |
| 4. | immigrating. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| im·mi·grant
(ĭm'ĭ-grənt) Pronunciation Key
n.
adj. Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating. |
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| immigrant | |
noun | |
| a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there |
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Immigrant
Im"mi*grant\, n. [L. immigrans, p. pr. of immigrare to go into: cf. F. immigrant. See Immigrate.] One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the purpose of permanent residence; -- correlative of emigrant. Syn: See Emigrant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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