Malay dictionary

pendatang

rank #3,962

immigrant; someone who is not from the local community

Meanings

Dia pendatang baru di pejabat itu.
He is a new newcomer at that office.
Ramai pendatang datang ke bandar ini untuk mencari kerja.
Many immigrants came to this city to look for work.
Pihak sekolah menyambut baik pendatang baharu dalam kelas itu.
The school welcomed the newcomer in that class.
Dia masih kelihatan seperti pendatang di kampung ini.
He still looks like a newcomer in this village.
Kita perlu membantu pendatang baharu menyesuaikan diri.
We need to help the newcomer adjust.
Kerajaan mengawal kemasukan pendatang asing ke negara itu.
The government controls the entry of foreign immigrants into that country.

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