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emigre

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree French émigrébor. English emigre Borrowed from French émigré.

  1. One who has departed their native land, often as a refugee.

    Between the wars, Paris was the center for all the world's emigres.

  2. An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another.