Question

    Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words. 

    A person who leaves their own country to settle

    permanently in another
    A Refugee Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Expatriate Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Immigrant Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Emigrant Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    An emigrant is a person who leaves their own country to settle permanently in another. An "Immigrant" is someone who comes to live permanently in a foreign country, an "Expatriate" is someone living outside their native country (often temporarily), and a "Refugee" is a person who has been forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

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