"importee" meaning in All languages combined

See importee on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: importees [plural]
Etymology: From import + -ee. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|import|ee}} import + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} importee (plural importees)
  1. Someone or something that is imported, or brought in from outside.
    Sense id: en-importee-en-noun-9EIqGmXQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The Kikuyu, including Chief Koinange himself, were importees. The tribe came from the neighbourhood of the Tana River in the distant past, the movement being along the course of that river to the district of Fort Hall.",
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        {
          "ref": "2003, Rachid Guerraoui, ECOOP '99 - Object-Oriented Programming: 13th European Conference",
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