immigration

[ im-i-grey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of immigrating.

  2. a group or number of immigrants.

Origin of immigration

1
First recorded in 1650–60; im-1 + migration

Other words from immigration

  • im·mi·gra·tion·al, im·mi·gra·to·ry [im-uh-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈɪm ə grəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
  • an·ti-im·mi·gra·tion, adjective
  • non·im·mi·gra·tion, noun
  • pre·im·mi·gra·tion, noun
  • pro·im·mi·gra·tion, adjective

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How to use immigration in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for immigration

immigration

/ (ˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there

  2. the part of a port, airport, etc where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc of foreign nationals entering the country

Derived forms of immigration

  • immigrational, adjective

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