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emigré

emigré is the alternative form of emigre.

Meaning of emigre

Noun

emigre (plural emigres)

  1. One who has departed their native land, often as a refugee.
    • Between the wars, Paris was the center for all the world's emigres.
  2. An emigrant, one who departs their native land to become an immigrant in another.

Forms of emigré

pluralemigrés

Origin of emigré

Borrowed from French émigré.

Questions about emigré

What is emigré the alternative form of?
Emigré is the alternative form of emigre.

Words near emigré in the dictionary

  1. emigratory
  2. emigre
  3. emigree
  4. emigrees
  5. emigres
  6. emigré
  7. emigrés
  8. Emigs
  9. Emiko
  10. Emil
  11. Emile

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Adapted from Wiktionary: emigré (page history and authors); emigre (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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