émigré
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é·mi·gré
(ĕm′ĭ-grā′)n.
One who has left a native country, especially for political reasons.
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émigré
(ˈɛmɪˌɡreɪ; French emiɡre)n
(Sociology) an emigrant, esp one forced to leave his native country for political reasons
[C18: from French, from émigrer to emigrate]
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é•mi•gré
(ˈɛm ɪˌgreɪ, ˌɛm ɪˈgreɪ)n.
an emigrant, esp. a person who flees a native land because of political conditions.
[1785–95; < French: n. use of past participle of émigrer < Latin ēmīgrāre to emigrate]
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Emigre
A noble fleeing the revolution; they forfeited their estates and were liable to summary execution if they returned.
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Noun | 1. | emigre - someone who leaves one country to settle in another |
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émigré
noun1. One forced to emigrate, usually for political reasons:
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émigré
émigrée [ˈemɪgreɪ] N → emigrado/a m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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émigré
n → Emigrant(in) m(f)
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