Associations to the word «Emigre»

Wiktionary

EMIGRE, noun. One who has departed their native land, often as a refugee.
EMIGRE, noun. An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another.
ÉMIGRÉ, noun. A Frenchman who has departed their native land, especially a royalist who left during the French Revolution.
ÉMIGRÉ, noun. An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another, especially a political exile.

Dictionary definition

EMIGRE, noun. Someone who leaves one country to settle in another.

Wise words

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