emigrant

Example Sentences

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The sport, which predates hockey by several decades, was brought to Montreal by Scottish emigrants during the colonial period, more than a half-century before Canada became a country.

From Los Angeles Times

Remarkably, there is little to no accurate real-time data about the number of actual emigrants.

From MarketWatch

By then, Liverpool emigrant Ron Harper was renowned on the Sydney music scene as both a piano tuner and a performer.

From BBC

Among the top destinations for American emigrants are Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom.

From Los Angeles Times

“More people who were born in India are living elsewhere than from any other country of origin, but these millions of emigrants represent a small fraction of India's population.”

From BBC