immigrants

noun

Definition of immigrantsnext
plural of immigrant
as in migrants
one that leaves one place to settle in another America was founded by immigrants and they have been its lifeblood ever since

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  1. migrants
  2. settlers
  3. refugees
Noun
  • Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encountered the migrants among two large groups.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued its annual threat assessment this week warning of migrants with terrorist ties.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
Definition of migrants
Noun
  • Even the most minimal challenges to Israel — such as sanctions on Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank who kill and harass Palestinians, or the brief suspension of 1-ton bombs being lobbed on Gazan population centers — have generated backlash from the Republican right wing.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The United Nations said around 630 Palestinians have also been killed by Israeli settlers and security forces in the West Bank over the past year, with 15 Israelis also killed.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of settlers
Noun
  • Local volunteers, who include refugees themselves, are doing the work that the outside world says should be done, and often better than any outsider could.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Sophie Carson is a general assignment reporter who reports on religion and faith, immigrants and refugees and more.
    Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of refugees
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