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immigration - 3 dictionary results

im⋅mi⋅gra⋅tion

[im-i-grey-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of immigrating.
2. a group or number of immigrants.

Origin:
1650–60; im- 1 + migration


im⋅mi⋅gra⋅tion⋅al, im⋅mi⋅gra⋅to⋅ry [im-uh-gruh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
im·mi·grate   (ĭm'ĭ-grāt')   
v.   im·mi·grat·ed, im·mi·grat·ing, im·mi·grates

v.   intr.
To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native. See Usage Note at migrate.
v.   tr.
To send or introduce as immigrants: Britain immigrated many colonists to the New World.

[Latin immigrāre, immigrāt-, to go into : in-, in; see in-2 + migrāre, to depart.]
im'mi·gra'tion n., im'mi·gra'tion·al adj.

Immigration

Im"mi*gra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. immigration.] The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

The immigrations of the Arabians into Europe. --T. Warton.
Language Translation for : immigration
Spanish: inmigración,
German: die Einwanderung,
Japanese: 移住
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