Word: nonimmigrant
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
im
mi
grant
Definition: A person who is not an immigrant.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: immigrant
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A non-native person who comes to a country from another country in order to permanently settle there.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: into
Affix: migrō
Language: la
Decoded: migro
Meaning: to migrate