noun
immigration
ih-mih-GRAYSHN
noun
1
The act of moving into a country you were not born in, in order to live there permanently.
"Her grandparents' immigration from Poland happened just after the war."
"The country's immigration policy changed after the election."
2
The passport and border checks travellers go through when entering a country.
"The queue at immigration took almost an hour."
How to Use Immigration
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishPeople moving to a country to live there, or the border checkpoint where that gets processed.
Common mistake
Immigration is moving IN to a country; emigration is moving OUT of one — same event, viewed from opposite sides of the border.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
immigration policy
illegal immigration
immigration officer
Word Forms
immigrations plural
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Etymology
From immigrate plus the noun-forming suffix -ion.