TopicGyopo
pravasi · /pɾəʋaːsiː/
प्रवासी
pravasi/pɾəʋaːsiː/noun
a person who moves to another country to live there
वह व्यक्ति जो रहने के लिए दूसरे देश चला जाता है
An immigrant arrives to settle; a tourist only visits, and an emigrant is named from the country left behind.
प्रवासी बसने आता है, पर्यटक नहीं; जिस देश से निकला वहाँ उसे उत्प्रवासी कहते हैं।
Examples
The immigrant waited all morning at the visa office with a folder of papers.
In her first year abroad the immigrant worked nights at her parents' store.
Every immigrant in our building sends money home before the rent is due.
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