immigrazione

immigration

noun eem-mee-grah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin immigratio, from immigrare (to move in).

Usage Note

Immigrazione denotes the movement of people into a country, whereas emigrazione is movement out. Both are feminine -zione nouns. The related nouns are immigrato/a (immigrant) and immigrante (migrant). Note the double -mm-: Italian doubles consonants when the prefix ends and the root begins with the same consonant.

Examples

"Il governo discute le politiche sull'immigrazione."

Natural Translation

The government is discussing immigration policies.

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