emigrant
/ˈemɪɡrənt/noun
उच्चारण एमिग्रन्ट
प्रवासी, देश छोड़कर जाने वाला
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a person who leaves their country to live permanently in another
प्रवासी, देश छोड़कर जाने वाला
- Indian emigrants to the Gulf countries
- Many emigrants from Kerala send money home to their families every month.
- My grandfather was an emigrant who left Punjab for Canada in 1960.
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- Many emigrants return to their villages during Diwali.
- The emigrants waited at the port with their trunks and their hopes.
Synonyms expatriate migrant émigré settler colonist
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AaSpelling
em·i·grant
With one m (not 'emmigrant').
एक m ('emmigrant' गलत है)।
?Which word?
emigrant or immigrant?
An emigrant leaves their own country to live in another; you emigrate from a country: 'He emigrated from India to Canada.' An immigrant comes into a new country to live there; you immigrate to a country: 'Canada has many Indian immigrants.' The same person is an emigrant from India and an immigrant in Canada.
Emigrant अपना देश छोड़कर दूसरे में रहने जाता है; आप किसी देश से emigrate करते हैं: 'He emigrated from India to Canada.' Immigrant नए देश में रहने आता है; आप किसी देश में immigrate करते हैं: 'Canada has many Indian immigrants.' एक ही व्यक्ति भारत से emigrant और कनाडा में immigrant है।
The emigrant/immigrant pair is one of the most-tested items.
Emigrant और immigrant की जोड़ी सबसे ज़्यादा पूछे जाने वाले items में है।
§Grammar and usage
Emigrate from a country; immigrate to or into a country; migrate (move from one place to another, often for work or by season).
'emigrate from' देश; 'immigrate to' या 'into' देश; migrate (एक जगह से दूसरी जगह जाना, प्रायः काम या मौसम के लिए)।
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One-word substitution
A person living outside their own country is an expatriate; one forced to leave their country a refugee.
अपने देश के बाहर रहने वाला expatriate; देश छोड़ने को विवश व्यक्ति refugee।
General knowledge
9 January is Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
9 जनवरी प्रवासी भारतीय दिवस है।