arrival
- noun
- /əˈraɪvəl/
- Ten days after their arrival, the French bombardment begins.
- a new arrival
- a recent arrival
- welcome new arrivals
The Negro is more a more recent arrival.
- The Negro is more a more recent arrival.
Examples
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And for little John Bennett, Christmas day brought a very special new arrival.
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The conflict began to wind down with the arrival of American troops on December 8, 1992.
Academic text (1993) -
Earlier this summer, you probably started letting yourself imagine what might be, how you might feel, whom you might meet upon arrival at Stanford.
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I also trust you have done your best to welcome our new arrival Mr. Sawyer.
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"How many houses are there on the hill?" she asked soon after her arrival, and Carlos said, "Eight."
Fiction book (1991) -
And I realised at the same time that it is OK to be an outsider, a recent arrival, new on the scene.
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On my arrival in the United States, he observes, it was the religious aspect of the country that struck my eye first.
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This is the point where new arrivals usually show a little more excitement to be here.
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And since then, there's been celebrating and ceremony to welcome the new arrival.
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Everyone gathered at the station to greet the new arrival of our team member from abroad.
Synonyms
A person who has recently arrived in a place, joined a group, or started an activity
A person new to a group, often accepted after a ceremony
A person who has just arrived at a place or event
A person who recently joined a group and is seen as a newcomer
A person who has just come to a place
Compounds
How Numerous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Arrival can mean a person who comes to a place, and it keeps the old idea of someone reaching the 'shore' of a new area. So an arrival is simply a newcomer to a group or town.