immigration
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immigration
- /ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪ̯ʃən/ US, UK
- [ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪ̯ʃn̩] US, UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun immigrations
- The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence. The Bohemians had come then, and after them the Poles. People said that old man Durham himself was responsible for these immigrations; he had sworn that he would fix the people of Packingtown so that they would never again call a strike on him, and so he had sent his agents into every city and villa
- The process of going through immigration checks at a border checkpoint. It took ages to get through immigration last time.
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Closest in meaning: in-migration, immigrant, emigration, emigrant, migration, settler, migratory, migrate, emigrate, settlement, rescue, entry, citizenship, clearance, entrant, admission
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noun the act of immigrating
| Español | inmigración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이주 iju, 이민 imin |
| 日本語 | 移民 imin, イミグレーション imigurēshon, 入植 nyūshoku, 移住 ijū |
| 中文 | 移民 yímín, 遷入 /迁入 qiānrù |
| हिन्दी | आप्रवासन āpravāsan, आप्रवास āpravās |
| Português | imigração |
| Français | immigration |
| Deutsch | Einwanderung, Immigration |
| Italiano | immigrazione |
| Ελληνικά | μετανάστευση metanástefsi |
| Română | imigrație, imigrare |
| Русский | иммигра́ция immigrácija, переселе́ние pereselénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự nhập cư |
| العربية | هِجْرَة hijra, مُهَاجَرَة muhājara, هِجَار hijār |
| עברית | הֲגִירָה hagirá |
noun immigration checks at a border checkpoint
| 中文 | 邊防檢查 /边防检查 biānfáng jiǎnchá, 邊檢 /边检 biānjiǎn |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | आव्रजन āvrajan |
Talk about this word "immigration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/immigration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. immigration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/immigration "immigration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/immigration.Cite this
@misc{immigration_2026,
title = {immigration},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/immigration},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
