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siirtolainen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • colonist noun A founder of a colony.
  • immigrant noun A person who moves from one country to live permanently in another.
  • migrant noun A person who moves from one place, country, or region to live or work in another.

Senses

siirtolainen is used for these senses in English:

  • colonist A founder of a colony.
  • immigrant A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
  • migrant Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.

colonist — full definition

  1. noun A founder of a colony.
  2. noun A member of a colony.

immigrant — full definition

  1. noun A person who moves from one country to live permanently in another.
  2. adj Relating to people who have moved to live in another country.

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