émigré

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 See also 2 French 2.1 Noun 2.2 Verb form

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• emigre
• émigre

[edit] Etymology

From French émigré.

[edit] Noun

émigré (plural émigrés)

1. One who has departed their native land, often as a refugee.
2. An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another.
   • 2007, Eve LaPlante, The opposite of Thanksgiving

     In 1621 in Plymouth, émigré English Calvinists struggled to make their way in the harsh climate of this New World.

   • 2007, “A Free Life,” Publishers Weekly, 23 Jul.,

     His latest novel sheds light on an émigré writer’s woodshedding period.

[edit] Related terms

• emigrant
• emigration
• émigrée

[edit] See also

• immigrant

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

émigré m.

1. emigrant

[edit] Verb form

émigré

1. past participle of émigrer