immigration
Sayim-i-GRAY-shuhnUS/ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/UK/ɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃn/
- 1The act of coming to live permanently in a country where one was not born.
The country's economy was transformed by decades of immigration after the war.
Rising immigration reshaped the neighborhood, filling it with shops from a dozen homelands.
Similarmigration, influx, settlement
Oppositeemigration
- 2The process of passing through official checks at a border, where travelers' documents and right to enter are inspected.
After a delayed flight, passengers rushed to clear immigration before their connections departed.
The officer at immigration asked about the purpose of her visit and stamped the passport.
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Origin
Formed from the verb "immigrate" combined with the suffix "-ion".