inmigración

/immiɡɾaˈθjon/ · B2 · noun · f

immigration

✈️🌍 inmigración = in + migración: people migrating IN to a country

Spanish inmigración splits into in- (into) + migración (migration, from Latin migrare, to move). Emigración is moving out (e- = out), inmigración is moving in. Sounds like English immigration: same Latin root.

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