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–noun

1.	an act of arriving; a coming: His arrival was delayed by traffic.

2.	the reaching or attainment of any object or condition: arrival at a peace treaty.

3.	the person or thing that arrives or has arrived: First arrivals will be the first seated.

[Origin: 1350–1400; arrive + -al²; r. ME arivaille < MF

]

—Synonyms 1. advent.

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n.

The act of arriving.
One that arrives or has arrived.
The reaching of a goal or objective as a result of effort or a process: our ultimate arrival at a compromise.

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arrival
noun
1.	accomplishment of an objective
2.	the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival"
3.	someone who arrives (or has arrived)

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arˈrival1 noun

the act of arriving
Example: I was greeted by my sister on my arrival.

Arabic:	وُصول
Chinese (Simplified):	到达
Chinese (Traditional):	到達
Czech:	příchod, příjezd
Danish:	ankomst
Dutch:	aankomst
Estonian:	saabumine
Finnish:	saapuminen
French:	arrivée
German:	die Ankunft
Greek:	άφιξη
Hungarian:	(meg)érkezés
Icelandic:	koma
Indonesian:	kedatangan
Italian:	arrivo

Japanese:	到着
Korean:	도착; 등장, 출현
Latvian:	ierašanās
Lithuanian:	atvykimas
Norwegian:	ankomst, framkomst
Polish:	przybycie
Portuguese (Brazil):	chegada
Portuguese (Portugal):	chegada
Romanian:	sosire
Russian:	прибытие
Slovak:	príchod
Slovenian:	prihod
Spanish:	llegada
Swedish:	ankomst
Turkish:	varış, geliş

arˈrival2 noun

a person, thing etc that has arrived
Example: I wish he would stop calling our baby the new arrival.

Arabic:	قُدوم
Chinese (Simplified):	到达者
Chinese (Traditional):	到達者
Czech:	příchozí, přírůstek, nově došlá věc
Danish:	nyankommen
Dutch:	nieuwkomer
Estonian:	uustulnuk
Finnish:	tulokas
French:	nouveau venu, nouvelle venue
German:	der Ankömmling
Greek:	νεόφερτος
Hungarian:	jövevény
Icelandic:	komufarþegi, sá eða það sem kemur, *berst
Indonesian:	pendatang
Italian:	arrivato

Japanese:	到着者 (物)
Korean:	도착자, 도착품
Latvian:	jaunpiedzimušais
Lithuanian:	atvykėlis
Norwegian:	nykommer, nyankommen (person)
Polish:	przybysz
Portuguese (Brazil):	recém-chegado
Portuguese (Portugal):	recém-chegado
Romanian:	nou-venit; nou-născut
Russian:	прибывший; новорождённый
Slovak:	prírastok
Slovenian:	novodošlec
Spanish:	recién nacido, recién llegado
Swedish:	anländ
Turkish:	gelen kişi, *şey

See also: arrive, arrive at

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Arrival

Ar*riv"al\, n. [From Arrive.]

1. The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a place from a distance, whether by water (as in its original sense) or by land.

Our watchmen from the towers, with longing eyes, Expect his swift arrival. --Dryden.

2. The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in natural course; as, our arrival at this conclusion was wholly unexpected.

3. The person or thing arriving or which has arrived; as, news brought by the last arrival.

Another arrival still more important was speedily announced. --Macaulay.

4. An approach. [Obs.]

The house has a corner arrival. --H. Walpole.

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