émi·gré
| \ ˈe-mi-ˌgrā
, ˌe-mi-ˈgrā\
, ˌe-mi-ˈgrā\
variants:
or less commonly emigré
Definition of émigré
: emigrant
especially
: a person who emigrates for political reasons
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Synonyms for émigré
Synonyms
deportee, evacuee, exile, expat [chiefly British], expatriate, refugee
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Examples of émigré in a Sentence
He was one of a group of Soviet émigrés living in New York.
the revolution resulted in a flood of émigrés into neighboring countries
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The comparisons didn't end there: Dawnay also went on to marry a prince—a Russian emigre to Britain. — Hilary Fox, Fortune, "How Persistence Paid Off for Christian Dior’s ‘Model Girl’," 26 Aug. 2019 An elderly blind woman fears losing her sister to a charming Russian emigre on the Maine coast. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 The nemesis who emerges, a Wakandian emigre with the not-so-subtle name of Eric Killmonger, wants Wakanda to lead an armed global revolution against the oppressors in the West. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, "Why Wakanda matters," 20 Feb. 2018 Defenders of the Chief Rabbinate’s policies say tens of thousands of emigres from the former Soviet Union came under Israel’s Law of Return and needed to have only one Jewish grandparent to qualify for citizenship. — Marcy Oster, sun-sentinel.com, "Rabbis are making it harder for Israeli immigrants to prove they’re Jewish, study says," 24 July 2019 The city has also historically had a large Jewish population, and a significant number of Russian Jewish emigres settled there after the fall of the Soviet Union. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "A Minnesota city voted to eliminate the Pledge of Allegiance. It didn’t go over well.," 28 June 2019 The fresco was painted in 1936 by Russian emigre Victor Arnautoff, a Communist artist who also painted some of the murals in Coit Tower and other locations in San Francisco. — Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, "Long, expensive road ahead as school district moves to paint over historic mural," 26 June 2019 Yet, mural supporters say the historic fresco, a Depression-era painting by Russian emigre Victor Arnautoff, is an important piece of art that is actually critical of oppression and imperialism and must be saved. — Jill Tucker, SFChronicle.com, "Fate of controversial SF high school mural down to three options," 17 June 2019 The election marked the first time that Guatemalans could cast ballots from abroad: At least 60,000 were eligible to vote in Los Angeles, New York, Maryland and Washington, D.C., all home to large numbers of Guatemalan emigres. — Time, "Businesswoman and Former First Lady Sandra Torres Is Ahead in Guatemala's Election, Early Results Show," 19 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'émigré.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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