Spanish Conversation · Level 60
76 words
Spanish word
inmigración
Pronunciation
IPA/immiɣɾaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nounimmigration
Example
¿Has notado la inmigración en tu barrio?
Have you noticed immigration in your neighborhood?
More examples
La inmigración ilegal preocupa a la comunidad.
Illegal immigration worries the community.
Core concept
A flow of people arriving from other countries to settle in a community.
Common phrases
inmigración ilegal
illegal immigration
política de inmigración
immigration policy
control de inmigración
immigration control
Similar words
migración: Movement of people or animals from one place to another, often seasonal or temporary.
emigración: Leaving one's country or region to move and establish residence in another country.
inmigrante: Person who has come from another country and now lives permanently in a new community.
refugiado: Person who flees persecution, conflict, or danger and seeks protection in another country.
Definition in Spanish
Movimiento y llegada de personas desde otros países o regiones para establecerse en un lugar.
Word origin
From Latin immigrātiō, formed from in- 'into' + migrāre 'to move', originally meaning the act of moving into a place.
Usage tips
- Spanish uses inmigración for the movement or phenomenon while inmigrante names an individual, and the correct Spanish spelling has a single m and an accent on the ó.
Opposites
- emigraciónemigrationnoun
Related words
- inmigranteimmigrantnoun
- inmigrarimmigrateverb
- inmigratorioimmigration-relatedadjective