immigration
/ˌɪmɪˈɡɹeɪ̯ʃən/ noun B1- 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. · It took ages to get through immigration last time.
Plural immigrations
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