EMIGRE


Meaning of EMIGRE in English

n.

Variant: also emi · gré

Pronunciation: ' e-mi- ˌ gr ā , ˌ e-mi- '

Function: noun

Usage: often attrib

Etymology: French émigré, from past participle of émigrer to emigrate, from Latin emigrare

Date: 1792

: EMIGRANT especially : a person who emigrates for political reasons

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