English · Word Candidate

immigration

/ɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃn/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: immigrations

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hành động nhập cư; di chuyển vào một quốc gia để cư trú vĩnh viễn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

The Bohemians had come then, and after them the Poles. People said that old man Durham himself was responsible for these immigrations; he had sworn that he would fix the people of Packingtown so that they would never again call a strike on him, and so he had sent his agents into every city and villa

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The process of going through immigration checks at a border checkpoint.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Quy trình kiểm tra nhập cư tại điểm kiểm soát biên giới

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

It took ages to get through immigration last time.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “immigration” mean?

The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.

Is “immigration” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.