| Pronunciation: | | `imu'greyshun
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)
- [n] the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval; "the increased immigration strengthened the colony"
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IMMIGRATION is a 11 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | in-migration |
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| | See Also: | | body, migration |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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Legal Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The entry of foreign persons into a country to live permanently. |
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