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- each (1)
- each (2)
- earth
- Earth
- Easter
- Eastern Daylight Time
- Eastern Standard Time
- eco
- eco-
- ecological
- ecology
- economic
- economical
- editors and decision makers
- Edmonton
- Edmontonian
- EDT
- effect (1)
- effect (2)
- effective
- efficient
- effusive
- e.g.
- Egypto-
- either … or
- elaborate
- elaborate on
- elapsed time
- elder
- elegy
- elicit
- eligible
- elite
- elitist
- elude
- em-
- email: advantages of email
- email: disadvantages of email
- email: email presentation
- email: introduction
- email: organizational guidelines
- emails
- embark for
- embark on
- embark upon
- em dash
- emigrate
- eminent
- en-
- enamoured of
- enamoured with
- en dash
- endow
- endow with
- energize
- enervate
- enforceable
- enormity
- enormous
- enormousness
- enough
- ensure
- envelop
- envelope
- environment
- epi-
- equally
- equally as
- equinox
- EST
- etc.
- etcetera
- et cetera
- eulogy
- EUR
- euro
- Euro-
- every
- evident
- ex-
- example
- except in the case of
- excessive number of
- exclamation point
- excuse for
- excuse from
- expatriate
- ex-patriot
- expertise
- expertize
- extra-
- extractable
- extractible
- extranet
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emigrate, immigrate, migrate
A person who emigrates leaves one country or region to settle in another.
- A large number of Italians emigrated after the Second World War, scattering all over the world.
In contrast, a person who immigrates enters and settles in a country or region.
- Many Haitians have immigrated to Canada in recent years, settling in Montréal in particular.
People and animals migrate, moving from one place to another, often on a seasonal basis.
- Retirees often migrate from eastern Canada to British Columbia.
- Monarch butterflies migrate from Canada to Mexico.
Emigrant, immigrant and migrant are the corresponding nouns and adjectives.
- Every year emigrants leave their war-torn countries, looking for a safer place to live.
- The government has heightened border security to curb the entry of illegal immigrants.
- Migrant workers are essential to the tobacco harvest.
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