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expatriate vs immigrant
The difference
| Word | Meaning | Goes with | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| expatriatenoun/ekˈspeɪ.tri.ət/ | Meaning a person who lives in a country that is not their own, often for work | Goes with expatriate community | Example The company pays for housing and schooling for its expatriate staff. |
| immigrantnoun/ˈɪm.ɪ.ɡrənt/ | Meaning a person who has come to live permanently in a country that is not their own | Goes with illegal immigrant | Example The city's restaurants owe a lot to the immigrant communities that opened them. |
Which word fits?
1 of 8Pick the word for the gap. Its form may change in the sentence.
The term illegal is now avoided by many newspapers.