immigration

Immigration is defined as the process of relocating permanently to a foreign country or the area in an airport or at the border where officials check the entry permits and documentation of people who are coming into a country.

(noun)

  1. An example of immigration is relocating permanently from Mexico to the United States.
  2. An example of immigration is the area in the airport where you have to show your passport to re-enter the country.

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See immigration in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. an act or instance of immigrating
  2. the number of immigrants entering a country or region during a specified period

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