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immigré

immigrant

noun ee-mee-GREH Rare
People & Society Nationality

Usage Note

Immigré can function as both noun and adjective (un travailleur immigré = an immigrant worker). The feminine is immigrée. It is distinct from émigré, which describes someone who has left their own country rather than arrived in another. The word carries political sensitivity in French public discourse.

Examples

"Les immigrés ont enrichi la culture française."

Natural Translation

Immigrants have enriched French culture.

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