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Arrivant
Noun

is a person who is of African descent or a black individual who arrived on turtle Island (the Americas) by force, coercion, or through settler colonialism of their own lands.
Oh Sarah, she's black Nova Scotian! Her family are arrivants, brought to Nova Scotia by the French settlers in 1638.
by SheIsScotian March 29, 2019
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