Plural of emigrant
regular plural
The plural of emigrant is emigrants.
Forms of emigrant
| Singular | emigrant /ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | emigrants |
| Countable | countable |
Emigrants in a sentence
- Irish nationals were by far the largest constituent group among emigrants, at almost 53%.2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, in the Guardian. From the entry bottom
- Chinchiang hsien alone contains the ancestral homes of at least 50 percent of the emigrants.1976, Robert J. Bolton, “The Minnan Chinese - An Overview A Vignette”, in Treasure Island: Church Growth Among Taiwan's Urban Minnan…. From the entry Chinchiang
- Disillusionment among emigrants was common, and homesickness inspired many jaundiced accounts about conditions in the New World.1974, John Rowe, “Gold in them thar hills—perhaps”, in The Hard-Rock Men: Cornish Immigrants and the North American Mining Frontier…. From the entry St Juster
- The Taiwanese, the largest group, are descendants from emigrants who left mainland China during the 17th to 19th centuries.1998, Victor A. McKusick, Mendelian Inheritance in Man: A Catalog of Human Genes and Genetic Disorders, 12th edition, volume 3, Johns…. From the entry Fuchien
Meaning of emigrant
- noun Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
- noun Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called a migrant.
Questions about the plural of emigrant
- What is the plural of emigrant?
- The plural of emigrant is emigrants.
- Is emigrant countable?
- Emigrant is a countable noun.
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