"new immigrant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: new immigrants [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Mandarin 新住民 (xīnzhùmín). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|cmn|新住民|tr=xīnzhùmín}} Calque of Mandarin 新住民 (xīnzhùmín) Head templates: {{en-noun}} new immigrant (plural new immigrants)
  1. a person that immigrated to Taiwan after 1987, during and after the end of the martial law era; mainly used for Mainland Chinese and Southeast Asian women who migrate to Taiwan for marriage
    Sense id: en-new_immigrant-en-noun-S~u2SsMF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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