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immigrant

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/ˈɪmɪɡrənt/ · im-mi-grant

A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

Meanings

nounformal

A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

ایک شخص جو مستقل طور پر ایک غیر ملکی ملک میں رہائش پذیر ہو جاتا ہے۔

مُہاجر

muhajir

Formal: مُہاجر

Synonyms

migrantforeignersettlerمُہاجرپناہ گزینغیر ملکی

Antonyms

nativecitizenindigenousمقامیشہریقدیمی

Common Collocations

  • immigrant population
  • immigrant rights
  • immigrant community

Example Sentences

The immigrant community has contributed significantly to the city's culture.

مُہاجر کمیونٹی نے شہر کی ثقافت میں نمایاں حصہ ڈالا ہے۔

Muhajir community ne shehar ki saqafat mein numaayan hissa dala hai.

Many immigrants face challenges when adapting to a new country.

بہت سے مُہاجرین کو نئے ملک میں ڈھالنے میں چیلنجز کا سامنا کرنا پڑتا ہے۔

Bohat se muhajireen ko naye mulk mein dhalne mein challenges ka samna karna parta hai.

The government has proposed new policies to support immigrants.

حکومت نے مُہاجروں کی حمایت کے لیے نئی پالیسیوں کی تجویز پیش کی ہے۔

Hukumat ne muhajron ki himayat ke liye nai policies ki tajweez pesh ki hai.

Easily Confused With

migrant:While all immigrants are migrants, not all migrants are immigrants. Migrants can move temporarily, whereas immigrants generally settle permanently.

Word Family

immigrate
verbہجرت کرنا
immigration
nounہجرت
immigrantion
nounمُہاجرین

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'I' for Immigrant as in 'I move into a new country.'

Picture a suitcase packed with belongings representing your journey to a new land.

✍️ Urdu Poetry

ہزاروں خواہشیں ایسی کہ ہر خواہش پہ دم نکلے

Hazaroon khwahishain aisi ke har khwahish pe dam nikle

Thousands of wishes that every wish takes my breath away.

Mirza Ghalib, Unverified

* Poetry attribution is AI-generated and may require verification.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

آندھی کے ساتھ جانے والے کا انتظار رہتا ہے

Aandhi ke sath janay walay ka intezar rehta hai

Those who go with the storm always await the return.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "immigrans" — to move into

First known use: 1840

The term has evolved from Latin, where 'immigrans' refers to someone who moves into a new country. It has been used in English since the late 19th century.