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illegal immigrant

illegal immigrant noun: someone who has immigrated into a country by bypassing customs and immigration controls.

Noun

illegal immigrant (plural illegal immigrants)

  1. (offensive, sometimes) Someone who has immigrated into a country by bypassing customs and immigration controls.
    • The undergraduate student government at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling for the end of the use of the phrase “illegal immigrant,” saying it violates human rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. / “The racially derogatory I-word...2013 September 2, Katherine Timpf, “UCLA student government looks to ban term ‘illegal immigrant’”, in Campus Reform

illegal immigrant meaning in Malay and Indonesian

illegal immigrant in Malay

illegal immigrant
pendatang tanpa izin, pendatang haram, pendatang asing tanpa izin

illegal immigrant in Indonesian

illegal immigrant
imigran ilegal, pendatang gelap

Synonyms of illegal immigrant

Forms of illegal immigrant

pluralillegal immigrants

Questions about illegal immigrant

What does illegal immigrant mean?
Illegal immigrant means someone who has immigrated into a country by bypassing customs and immigration controls.
What is illegal immigrant in Malay?
Illegal immigrant in Malay is pendatang tanpa izin, pendatang haram, pendatang asing tanpa izin. See Illegal immigrant meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is illegal immigrant?
Illegal immigrant is a noun.
What is the plural of illegal immigrant?
The plural of illegal immigrant is illegal immigrants.

Words near illegal immigrant in the dictionary

  1. illegal aliens
  2. illegal combatant
  3. illegal combatants
  4. illegal forward kick
  5. illegal forward kicks
  6. illegal immigrant
  7. illegal immigrants
  8. illegal immigration
  9. illegal immigrations
  10. illegal number
  11. illegal numbers

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