immigrant
/ˈɪmɪɡrənt/noun
उच्चारण इमिग्रन्ट
आप्रवासी, दूसरे देश से आकर बसा व्यक्ति
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a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own
आप्रवासी, दूसरे देश से आकर बसा व्यक्ति
- Many immigrants from Nepal work in Delhi's restaurants.
- the children of immigrants
- The country has welcomed many immigrants over the years.
+ 2 more examples
- Her grandparents were immigrants who arrived by ship.
- The immigrant family opened a small shop in the town.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
immigrant to/in + country
An immigrant is a person who comes to live permanently in another country; to or in names the country.
'Immigrant' वह व्यक्ति है जो दूसरे देश में स्थायी रूप से रहने आता है; 'to' या 'in' देश का नाम बताता है।
- Many Indian immigrants to Canada work in hospitals.
- She is an immigrant in the United Kingdom.
immigrant from + country
From names the country of origin.
'From' मूल देश को बताता है।
- He is an immigrant from Punjab who settled in Australia.
immigrant + noun (community, worker, family)
Before a noun, immigrant describes people or things connected with those who have come from abroad.
Noun से पहले 'immigrant' विदेश से आए लोगों से जुड़े व्यक्तियों या चीज़ों का वर्णन करता है।
- The immigrant community celebrates Diwali together.
immigrant vs emigrant vs migrant
Immigrants come in to a country; emigrants leave their own country; migrants move from place to place, often for work.
Immigrants किसी देश में आते हैं; emigrants अपना देश छोड़ते हैं; migrants काम के लिए एक जगह से दूसरी जगह जाते हैं।
- An emigrant from India is an immigrant to Canada.
+Collocations 4
adjective + immigrant
illegalrecentnewlegalfirst-generationundocumented
- Recent immigrants often need help to find housing.
verb + immigrant
welcomeacceptsupportdeportemployhelp
- The country has welcomed immigrants for decades.
immigrant + noun
communityworkerspopulationfamilylabourstatus
- The immigrant community runs several schools in the city.
immigrant + group
wave of immigrantsinflux of immigrantschildren of immigrantsnumber of immigrants
- A new wave of immigrants arrived after the war.
“More examples 5
- Radhika's uncle is an immigrant in New Zealand.
राधिका के चाचा न्यूज़ीलैंड में आप्रवासी हैं।
- Many immigrants send money back to their families in India.
कई आप्रवासी भारत में अपने परिवारों को पैसे भेजते हैं।
- The immigrant worked two jobs to build a new life.
आप्रवासी ने नया जीवन बनाने के लिए दो नौकरियाँ कीं।
- First-generation immigrants often keep their mother tongue.
पहली पीढ़ी के आप्रवासी प्रायः अपनी मातृभाषा बनाए रखते हैं।
- The city is famous for its immigrant food stalls.
यह शहर अपने आप्रवासी समुदायों के खान-पान के ठेलों के लिए प्रसिद्ध है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is an emigrant in Canada.
✓ He is an immigrant in Canada.
In the country he has come to, he is an immigrant; emigrant is from his home country's viewpoint.
जिस देश में वह आया है वहाँ वह 'immigrant' है; 'emigrant' उसके मूल देश के दृष्टिकोण से है।
✗ He is a immigrant from Kerala.
✓ He is an immigrant from Kerala.
Immigrant starts with a vowel sound, so the article is an.
'Immigrant' स्वर ध्वनि से शुरू होता है, इसलिए article 'an' आता है।
✗ They immigrated in Canada last year.
✓ They immigrated to Canada last year.
Immigrate takes to before the country moved to.
जिस देश में जाएँ, उसके पहले 'immigrate' के साथ 'to' आता है।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
im·mi·grant
?Which word?
immigrant, emigrant and migrant
The same person is an emigrant from the country they leave and an immigrant in the country they enter: 'Indian emigrants to Canada are immigrants there.' A migrant moves from place to place, often within a country, for work: 'migrant labourers'.
एक ही व्यक्ति जिस देश को छोड़ता है वहाँ emigrant है और जिसमें प्रवेश करता है वहाँ immigrant, जैसे 'Indian emigrants to Canada are immigrants there'। Migrant काम के लिए जगह-जगह जाता है, प्रायः देश के भीतर, जैसे 'migrant labourers'।
The immigrant/emigrant pair is a regular item (im- = in, e- = out).
Immigrant और emigrant की जोड़ी अक्सर पूछी जाती है (im- = अंदर, e- = बाहर)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who comes into a foreign country to settle; the one who leaves is an emigrant.
'जो विदेश में आकर बसे' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; जो छोड़कर जाए वह emigrant है।
General knowledge
The Immigration Act; the Bureau of Immigration.
Immigration Act और Bureau of Immigration आता है।