Immigration Definition

ĭmĭ-grāshən
noun
The action or process of immigrating.
American Heritage
An act or instance of immigrating.
Webster's New World
The number of immigrants entering a country or region during a specified period.
Webster's New World
The act of entering a country with the intention of remaining there permanently.
Webster's New World Law
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Other Word Forms of Immigration

Noun

Singular:
immigration
Plural:
immigrations

Immigration Sentence Examples

  • The immigration of Jews from Russia was mainly responsible for the ineffective yet oppressive Aliens Act of 1905.

  • Does illegal immigration take jobs from citizens?

  • Immigration then ceased, and was not resumed until 1874.

  • In Aeginopsis a planula is formed by multipolar immigration.

  • The immigration from countries other than Portugal during the first half of that century was small, but before its close it increased rapidly, particularly from Italy.

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Words Starting With

IIMIMM

Words Ending With

NONION

Unscrambles

immigration

Words Starting With I and Ending With N

Starts With I & Ends With NStarts With IM & Ends With NStarts With I & Ends With ON

Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With I11 Letter Words Ending With N