Collocations for "immigrant"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "immigrant" in context.
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immigrant
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a family of immigrants
- immigrants who came to [America]
- immigrants who came from [France]
- immigrants from [France]
- one of the first immigrants from [Ireland]
- [French] immigrants
- the life of an immigrant
- is the [son] of an immigrant
- a [first] -generation immigrant
- my [father, grandmother] was an immigrant
- my [father] came here as an immigrant
- the [nation, country] was built by immigrants
- immigrants coming from [Mexico]
- immigrants who arrived [from, when]
- immigrants at the border
- offensive: [deport, hire] illegal immigrants
- [hire, deport] undocumented immigrants
- immigrants were turned [back, away]
- immigrants and refugees
- her status as an immigrant
- [support, shelter, housing] for immigrants
'immigrant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):