émigré

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émigré

/ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪ/

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Borrowed from French émigré.

noun émigrés · emigre · émigre · emigré

historical A French person who has departed their native land, especially a royalist who left during the French Revolution. Any émigré who had returned to France without obtaining government consent was required to leave France forthwith […]
An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another, especially a political exile. Slava Tsukerman is a Soviet émigré who has lived in New York City since 1976, apparently long enough for him to get the lay of the land.

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"émigré." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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émigré. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9

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"émigré." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9.

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@misc{e_migre_2026,
  title = {émigré},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9migr%C3%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}