IMMIGRATION


Meaning of IMMIGRATION in English

■ noun the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

Derivatives

immigrate verb ( chiefly N. Amer. ).

Origin

C17: from L. immigrare 'immigrate', from in- 'into' + migrare 'migrate'.

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