siirtolainen — meaning in English

English meaning

• colonist noun A person who sets up 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 person who sets up a colony.
2. noun A person who lives in 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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