Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

landed immigrant

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: land-ed im-mi-grant
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who is not a citizen of Canada but who has been legally admitted to Canada as a permanent resident.

Canadian usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"The immigration department said today that Ivor Hughes, 35-year-old wartime Royal Navy deserter, has been granted permission to live in Canada as a landed immigrant."
"Canada granted landed-immigrant status to 222876 persons last year, the highest total since 1957."
"Jeff Goldfeder, an American who has been a landed immigrant in Canada for more than 20 years, said he couldn't think of a more enjoyable way to celebrate the day with his family."

Usage

Inflected Forms

landed immigrants (plural)

Questions

What does landed immigrant mean?: A person who is not a citizen of Canada but who has been legally admitted to Canada as a permanent resident.

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