HOW TO PRONOUNCE
immigration
/ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/
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What does immigration mean?
noun
- The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
- The process of going through immigration checks at a border checkpoint.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃən/
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Gertrude went to school at the usual age, but on account of poverty and immigration missed many long periods.
Economic problems have eased as immigration has declined, but activity has slowed as the economy shifts from housing to export-driven growth.
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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.
We should not cease to be hospitable to immigration, but we should cease to be careless as to the character of it.
There is good evidence that the Chinese influence and immigration were not confined to Bruni and the northern end of the island.