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emigre

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é·mi·gré  (m-gr)
n.
One who has left a native country, especially for political reasons.
[French, from past participle of émigrer, to emigrate, from Latin migrre; see emigrate.]
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Noun1.emigreemigre - someone who leaves one country to settle in another
emigrant, emigree, outgoer
migrant, migrator - traveler who moves from one region or country to another
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Like the old emigre who declined to marry the lady with whom he had spent his evenings for years, she regretted Julie's presence and having no one to write to.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Along the road to Brittany the Vicomte de Troisville was stated to be a younger son without a penny, for the estates in Perche belonged to the Marquis de Troisville, peer of France, who had children; the marriage would be, therefore, an enormous piece of luck for a poor emigre.
An Old Maid by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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