emigrated
Relocated across borders
Emigrated is the past tense of emigrate, meaning to leave one's country to settle permanently in another.
The word emphasizes departure from the home country: Her grandparents emigrated from Poland in 1920.
Compare with immigrated, which emphasizes arrival in the new country—the same person emigrates from one place and immigrates to another.
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
residency · work permit · asylum · refugee status · documentation · border crossing · customs · consulate
Mass departure from somewhere
- voyageJourney by sea
- departureAct of going away
- leavingAct of going away
- farewellLeave-taking expression
uprooting · displacement · relocation · resettlement · leaving home · saying goodbye · starting over · new beginning
Citizen living abroad
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- exileBanishment from homeland
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
foreigner · alien · transplant · newcomer · outsider · nonnative · displaced person · asylum seeker
Absorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- homemakingManaging domestic life
community · belonging · permanent residence · host country · settling in · neighborhood · adjustment
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- escapeFlight from captivity
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- warArmed struggle between groups
- famineSevere food shortage
poverty · political unrest · economic hardship · reunification · adventure · career · education · freedom
visa
Travel authorization stamp
- green cardU.S. residency document
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
citizenship · residency · work permit · asylum · refugee status · documentation · border crossing · customs · consulate · embassy
exodus
Mass departure from somewhere
farewell · uprooting · displacement · relocation · resettlement · leaving home · saying goodbye · starting over · new beginning · one-way ticket
expat
Citizen living abroad
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- exileBanishment from homeland
refugee · foreigner · alien · transplant · newcomer · outsider · nonnative · displaced person · asylum seeker · first-generation
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- integrationCombining into a whole
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
homemaking · community · belonging · permanent residence · host country · settling in · neighborhood · adjustment
opportunity
Favorable circumstance for advancement
- escapeFlight from captivity
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- warArmed struggle between groups
famine · poverty · political unrest · economic hardship · reunification · adventure · career · education · freedom · safety
emigratedimmigrated
Moved to new country
arrived · settled in · came to · entered · repatriated
emigratedvisited
Went to see someone
toured · traveled · vacationed · sojourned · passed through