Added 6 October 2026 immigration /ɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃn/ noun Categories: ActionsSocietyEveryday Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about immigration at Wordnik → Where our words come from → 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. Related Words: in-migrationimmigrantemigrationemigrantmigrationsettlermigratorymigrateemigratesettlementrescueentry Back to today's word