Immigrant

/ˈɪmɪɡrənt/ noun

Definition

An immigrant is a person who moves to a country to live there permanently or for a long time. The word is usually used from the point of view of the country they move to.

Etymology

From Latin "immigrare" meaning "to move into," from "in-" (into) and "migrare" (to move, migrate). It contrasts with "emigrant," which focuses on the leaving side of the journey.

Kelly Says

The same person is called an "emigrant" from the country they leave and an "immigrant" in the country they enter—one journey, two labels. Immigrants often carry entire cultural worlds in their heads, quietly reshaping the places they move to.

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