Definition

Noun: - Immigrant: A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country. This is the most direct and common translation. - Expatriate / Overseas Resident: A person who resides outside their native country. This meaning emphasizes the state of living abroad, often with a neutral or formal connotation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cộng đồng kiều dân Việt Nam tại Mỹ rất đông đảo. (The community of Vietnamese immigrants in the US is very large.)
  • Chính sách mới bảo vệ quyền lợi của kiều dân. (The new policy protects the rights of expatriates.)
  • Kiều dân đóng góp nhiều cho nền kinh tế nước sở tại. (Overseas residents contribute significantly to the host country's economy.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and is often used in official, legal, or journalistic contexts to refer to a national living abroad as a collective group (e.g., - overseas Vietnamese).
• It can carry a neutral or slightly positive administrative tone, distinguishing it from more colloquial or specific terms like (immigrant) or (migrant).

Variants and Related Words

• Kiều bào (n): Compatriots living abroad. This term has a more affectionate, communal connotation, often used by the home country's government.
  • Kiều bào luôn hướng về Tổ quốc. (Compatriots abroad always turn their hearts toward the Fatherland.)
• Công dân nước ngoài (n): Foreign citizen. A more general legal term.
• Người định cư ở nước ngoài (n): Person settled overseas.

Synonyms

• Immigrant: A person who comes to a country to take up permanent residence.
• Expatriate: A person who lives outside their native country.
• Overseas national: A citizen residing in a foreign country.

Related Concepts

• Kiều hối (n): Remittances (money sent home by expatriates/immigrants).
  • Kiều hối là một nguồn thu ngoại tệ quan trọng. (Remittances are an important source of foreign currency.)
• Nhập cư (v): To immigrate.
• Di cư (v): To migrate.

noun

1. immigrant