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new immigrant

new immigrant noun: a person that immigrated to Taiwan after 1987, during and after the end of the martial law era; mainly used for Mainland Chinese and Southeast Asian women who migrate to Taiwan for marriage.

Noun

new immigrant (plural new immigrants)

  1. A person that immigrated to Taiwan after 1987, during and after the end of the martial law era; mainly used for Mainland Chinese and Southeast Asian women who migrate to Taiwan for marriage.
    • Personally, I prefer to call myself a “new immigrant” in Mandarin (新住民), but it is a bit strange for Taiwanese when I call myself that because the term is mostly associated with foreign brides from Southeast Asia. […] I love my adopted home and am proud of counting myself among its new immigrant...2020 November 3, P. Kerim Friedman, “What Kind of Country Does Taiwan Want To Be? Who’s Taiwanese?”, in The News Lens, archived from the original on 29 Jul 2025
    • Many new immigrants that have come to take up a new life in Taiwan have not been able to return home for the past two years because of the pandemic.2021 November 18, “Taiwan Bravo: The new immigrant experience in Taiwan”, in Taipei Times, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2023

new immigrant meaning in Tamil

new immigrant in Tamil

புதிய குடிவரவாளர்

Forms of new immigrant

pluralnew immigrants

Origin of new immigrant

Calque of Mandarin 新住民 (xīnzhùmín).

Questions about new immigrant

What does new immigrant mean?
New immigrant means a person that immigrated to Taiwan after 1987, during and after the end of the martial law era; mainly used for Mainland Chinese and Southeast Asian women who migrate to Taiwan for marriage.
What is new immigrant in Tamil?
New immigrant in Tamil is புதிய குடிவரவாளர். See New immigrant meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is new immigrant?
New immigrant is a noun.
What is the plural of new immigrant?
The plural of new immigrant is new immigrants.

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