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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesémigrant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.mi.ɡʁɑ̃/
"La région cherche à retenir ses émigrants."
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A person who leaves their native country or region to settle in another, considered specifically from the perspective of the place of origin.
"The rural county recorded a significant loss in population as young professionals became out-migrants seeking urban employment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English by combining the adverbial prefix 'out-' (Old English 'ūt') with 'migrant', derived from the Latin 'migrantem' (present participle of 'migrare', to move or migrate). The compound emerged in demographic and sociological literature during the mid-20th century to specifically designate individuals moving away from a particular region or country.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Out-migrant" is said worldwide
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émigrant
Transliteration: /e.mi.ɡʁɑ̃/
"La région cherche à retenir ses émigrants."
Abwanderer
Transliteration: /ˈapˌvandəʁɐ/
"Die Zahl der Abwanderer aus ländlichen Gebieten nimmt zu."
emigrante
Transliteration: /e.miˈɡran.te/
"Ogni emigrante porta con sé la propria cultura."
emigrante
Transliteration: /e.miˈɣɾan.te/
"El municipio registró una alta tasa de emigrantes este año."
emigrante
Transliteration: /i.miˈɡɾɐ̃.tʃi/
"Muitos emigrantes retornam após se aposentarem."
उत्प्रवासी
Transliteration: utpravasi
"गाँव से बाहर जाने वाले उत्प्रवासी अक्सर रोजगार की तलाश में होते हैं।"
迁出者
Transliteration: qiān chū zhě
"该省近年来的迁出者数量有所增加。"
전출자
Transliteration: jeonchulja
"농촌 지역의 전출자가 계속해서 증가하고 있다."
転出者
Transliteration: tenshutsusha
"この市では若年層の転出者が目立っています。"
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