émigré
[ em-i-grey; French ey-mee-grey ]
/ ˈɛm ɪˌgreɪ; French eɪ miˈgreɪ /
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noun, plural é·mi·grés [em-i-greyz; French ey-mee-grey]. /ˈɛm ɪˌgreɪz; French eɪ miˈgreɪ/.
an emigrant, especially a person who flees from his or her native land because of political conditions.
a person who fled from France because of opposition to or fear of the revolution that began in 1789.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Origin of émigré
Words nearby émigré
emiction, emigrant, emigrate, emigration, emigratory, émigré, Emil, Émile, Emilia-Romagna, Emily, Emin
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émigré
/ (ˈɛmɪˌɡreɪ, French emiɡre) /
noun
an emigrant, esp one forced to leave his native country for political reasons
Word Origin for émigré
C18: from French, from émigrer to emigrate
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