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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

immigration

/ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/

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What does immigration mean?

noun

  1. The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
  2. The process of going through immigration checks at a border checkpoint.

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/ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/

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Gertrude went to school at the usual age, but on account of poverty and immigration missed many long periods.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
Economic problems have eased as immigration has declined, but activity has slowed as the economy shifts from housing to export-driven growth.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1994 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #180
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Speculators took hold, now, and inaugurated a vast land scheme, and invited immigration, encouraging it with lurid promises of sudden wealth.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
We should not cease to be hospitable to immigration, but we should cease to be careless as to the character of it.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
There is good evidence that the Chinese influence and immigration were not confined to Bruni and the northern end of the island.
Charles Hose; William McDougallThe Pagan Tribes of Borneo A Description of Their Physical Moral and Intellectual Condition, with Some Discussion of Their Ethnic RelationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3307