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émigré

Syllabification: (é·mi·gré)
Pronunciation: /ˈeməˌgrā/

(also emigre)
Definition of émigré

noun

  • a person who has left their own country in order to settle in another, usually for political reasons.

Origin:

late 18th century (originally denoting a person escaping the French Revolution): French, past participle of émigrer 'emigrate'

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