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Cat navy 425 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Immigrant/Emigrant

Dear all,

Kindly tell me the difference between the following words. I have referred dictionary but unfortunately I didn't get a satisfactory explanation.

Immigrant.

Emigrant.


Thanking you.

  

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Suppose Mr. Patrick O'Ryan migrates from Ireland to the United States. To the people in Ireland he is an emigrant.

— CalifJim

  • Suppose Mr.
  • Patrick O'Ryan migrates from Ireland to the United States.
  • To the people in Ireland he is an emigrant.
  • To the people in the United States he is an immigrant.
  • Emigrants are seen as leaving a country.
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Suppose Mr. Patrick O'Ryan migrates from Ireland to the United States.

To the people in Ireland he is an emigrant.
To the people in the United States he is an immigrant.

Emigrants are seen as leaving a country.
Immigrants are seen as arriving in a country.

CJ

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