See Also: immigration(dictionary)
immigration(dictionary)
IMMIGRATION(law)
Immigration And Naturalization(law)
Immigration and Naturalization Service, the(dictionary)

immigration (iou)



immigration noun. M17.
[from IMMIGRATE + -ATION.]
The action of immigrating; the process of authorizing this (freq. attrib.). M17.
T. Warton The Saracens..at their immigration into Spain. attrib.: C. Phillips Bertram concentrated on the signs..behind the desk of the immigration officer.
b. A department at a frontier, airport, etc., where the documentation of (potential) immigrants is scrutinized on their arrival. colloq. M20.
F. Hoyle Quickly we were into the reception hall and through immigration [at London Airport].
A group of immigrants. US. M19.
Saturday Review A far vaster immigration..began pouring through the city portals.