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in-migrant
[ in-mahy-gruhnt ]
/ ˈɪnˌmaɪ grənt /
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noun
a person who in-migrates.
adjective
entering from another part of one's country or home territory.
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Origin of in-migrant
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Words nearby in-migrant
in medias res, in mem., in memoriam, in memory of, inmesh, in-migrant, in-migrate, in mind, inmost, inn, innage
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British Dictionary definitions for in-migrant
inmigrant
/ (ˈɪnˌmaɪɡrənt) /
adjective
coming in from another area of the same countryan inmigrant worker
noun
an inmigrant person or animal
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