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immigration

im·mig·ra·tion

UK/ɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃn/ US/ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/ fairly common

noun

1.

migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there)

Synonyms
2.

the body of immigrants arriving during a specified interval

  • “the increased immigration strengthened the colony”

Origin

From immigrate + -ion.

Phrases

  • illegal immigration
  • immigration law

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