English Explanatory Dictionary

immigration

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
  2. The process of going through immigration checks at a border checkpoint.

Pronunciation

/ɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-immigration.wav /ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/

Word forms

immigration immigrations

Etymology

From immigrate + -ion.

Related words

emigrate emigration immigrate inmigration in-migration migrate migration outmigration out-migration

Derived words

antiimmigration anti-immigration crimmigration illegal immigration immigrational immigrationism immigrationist nonimmigration postimmigration preimmigration proimmigration pro-immigration reimmigration
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