immigration

im·mi·grate  (m-grt)

v. im·mi·grat·ed, im·mi·grat·ing, im·mi·grates

v.intr.

To enter and settle in a country or region to which one is not native. See Usage Note at migrate.

v.tr.

To send or introduce as immigrants: Britain immigrated many colonists to the New World.

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[Latin immigrre, immigrt-, to go into : in-, in; see in-² + migrre, to depart.]

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immi·gration n.

immi·gration·al adj.

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immigration [ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃən]

n

1. the movement of non-native people into a country in order to settle there

2. the part of a port, airport, etc. where government employees examine the passports, visas, etc. of foreign nationals entering the country

immigrational  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	immigration - migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there) in-migration aliyah - (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah" migration - the movement of persons from one country or locality to another
	2.	immigration - the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval; "the increased immigration strengthened the colony" body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"

Translations

immigration [ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃən]

A. N → inmigración f

B. CPD immigration authorities NPL → agencia f de inmigración
immigration control N → control m de inmigración
immigration laws NPL → leyes fpl inmigratorias
immigration quota N → cuota f de inmigración

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immigration [ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃ^ən]

n

[people] → immigration f

(at airport) → immigration f
to go through immigration → passer à l'immigration, passer au contrôle de l'immigration
First you have to go through immigration → Il faut d'abord passer à l'immigration.

modif [policy] → en matière d'immigration; [controls] → en matière d'immigration immigration laws, immigration officer
immigration authorities npl → services mpl de l'immigration
immigration laws npl → lois fpl sur l'immigration
immigration officer n → agent mf des services de l'immigration

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immigration

n → Einwanderung f, → Immigration f; (also immigration control: at airport etc) → Einwanderungsstelle f

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immigration [ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃ/ən] n → immigrazione f

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immigration [ˌɪmɪˈgreɪʃ/ən] n → immigrazione f

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immigration → هِجْرَة imigrace immigration Immigration μετανάστευση inmigración maahanmuutto immigration imigracija immigrazione 移住 이민 immigratie immigrasjon imigracja imigração иммиграция immigration การอพยพจากต่างประเทศ göçme sự nhập cư 移民