migrant

Meanings

• noun

  A person who leaves their native country to live permanently in another.

  - "Juan is a migrant from Mexico who moved to the United States."
  - "The migrant population in Europe has been growing in recent years."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with migrant
stranger , ranger , anger , danger

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Variants

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migrant , migrants , in-migrant , in-migrants , out-migrant , out-migrants

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Etymology

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The word 'migrant' comes from the Latin word 'migrare', which means 'to move from one place to another'.

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Trivia

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1. According to the United Nations, there were approximately 272 million international migrants in 2020.

2. The first recorded use of the word 'migrant' in English was in the 15th century.

3. Some famous migrants include Albert Einstein, who moved from Germany to the United States in 1933, and Mahatma Gandhi, who led the Indian independence movement from South Africa.

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Related Concepts

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1. immigrant: A person who moves to a new country to live permanently. While 'migrant' can refer to anyone who moves from one place to another, 'immigrant' specifically refers to someone who moves to a new country.

2. refugee: A person who has been forced to leave their home country due to war, persecution, or other dangerous conditions. Refugees are a subset of migrants, and they often require special protections and assistance.

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Culture

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The term 'migrant' has been used extensively in literature and art to depict the experiences of people who leave their homes to start a new life in a foreign land. For example, in the novel 'The Joy Luck Club' by Amy Tan, the characters are all first-generation Chinese immigrants in the United States, and the book explores the complex relationships between the mothers and their American-born daughters.

How to Memorize "migrant"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person carrying their belongings and traveling to a new place.
   - Visualize a map showing the journey of a migrant from their native country to their new home.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'migrant' with the idea of a journey or a new beginning.
   - Think of the word 'migrant' as synonymous with 'immigrant' or 'refugee'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym M-I-G-R-A-N-T to remember the definition: Moves In a Global New Territory.

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