Definition of immigration Immigration

/ɪˌmʌgɹejˈʃʌn/ - [imugreyshun] - im•mi•gra•tion

We found 7 definitions of immigration from 6 different sources.

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What does immigration mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: immigrations

immigration - migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
  in-migration
  migration the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
immigration - the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval; "the increased immigration strengthened the colony"
  body the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
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  • immigration (Noun)
    The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • immigration (n.)
    The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • immigration
    The action of coming to a foreign country or region, to which one is not native, in order to settle there.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • Immigration is the movement of people across countries. People have moved throughout human history, but, this word implies that people will live in the new place for a long time.

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