Learn English – A single word for an immigrant from a different part of the same country

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I'm looking for a single word for 'immigrant' here, that specifically refers to people from a different part of the same country.

"As the capital city, X has a very large immigrant population".

I feel that immigrant in this sentence could be understood to mean immigrants from outside the country.

Best Answer

I have heard the word "transplant" used to describe people who are living in a place or city that they did not grow up in.

From Oxford Dictionaries Online:

transplant

/ˈtræn(t)splænt/

noun

A person or thing that has been moved to a new place or situation.

The Gang actually was a band of Florida transplants who moved north for bigger purses.

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