单词 | out-migrant |
释义 | out-migrantn. A person who leaves a place or region to settle in another, esp. in the same country. Cf. in-migrant n. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > emigrant transmigrant1622 transmigrator1743 emigrant1754 top-cast1827 emigrator1837 exodist1848 out-settler1852 little brother1925 out-migrant1936 emigré1955 1936 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 42 347 We can obtain data relating to the number of in- and out-migrants to and from each class of community. 1953 Caribbean Q. 2 iv. 53 This year, the number of out-migrants may outstrip even 1951's record figure. 1971 Sci. Amer. July 18/3 The state of New York for the first time had more out-migrants than in-migrants. 1989 C. R. Wilson & W. Ferris Encycl. Southern Culture 555/2 In the 100 years following the Civil War,..Tennessee..recorded over a million more out-migrants than in-migrants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936 |
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