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An immigrant is defined as someone who moves to a new country.
(noun)An example of an immigrant is a woman who moves from Mexico to the United States.
The definition of an immigrant is an animal or plant that is found in a new location for the first time.
(noun)An example of an immigrant is a bear found in Alaska that has previously only been found in Montana.
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See immigrant in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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noun
- a person who immigrates
- a plant or animal that has recently appeared for the first time in a locality
Origin: < L immigrans, prp.
adjective
- of or relating to immigrants
- immigrating
See immigrant in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another.
- A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.
Of or relating to immigrants or the act of immigrating.
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