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immigration definition

im·mi·gra·tion (im′ə grā′s̸hən)

noun

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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