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Migré is a French noun derived from the verb migrer, used to designate a person who has moved from one country or region to another, whether across borders or within a country. In everyday usage it can refer to any person who has undergone migration, but it is often applied to someone who has settled away from their place of birth and may now have a different cultural or national affiliation. The term is gendered; the feminine form is migrée, and the plural forms are migrés (masculine) and migrées (feminine).

Usage and nuance: In contemporary French, migré is common in descriptive writing and sociological contexts, but it can be perceived as outdated or evaluative in some contexts, since it treats migration as a defining trait of the person. Journalistic and official language increasingly favour "personne migrante" or "personnes migrantes" to emphasize personhood rather than status. In legal and statistical contexts, terms like immigré/immigrante are used for people born abroad and living in another country, while "réfugié" or "demandeur d'asile" designate protected status.

Other distinctions: The word migré is not restricted to international movement; it can also describe internal migration within a country. Expressions such as "migré économique" distinguish economic migrants from other categories, though these distinctions can be contested and politicized. In anglophone contexts, "migrant" is the more common equivalent; "migré" remains primarily used in French-language discourse.