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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Immigration and emigration
Hi
Do IMMIGRATION and EMIGRATION carry the same meaning?
From Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Tom
Do IMMIGRATION and EMIGRATION carry the same meaning?
From Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Aren't they the same thing?
emigrate:
to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere <emigrated from Canada to the United States>
Immigrate:
to come into a country of which one is not a native for permanent residence
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Actually, no, they are not. To emigrate is to leave a country, esp. one’s own, intending to remain away. To immigrate is to enter a country, intending to remain there.
My aunt emigrated=leave from Poland and immigrated=come to Canada.
My aunt emigrated=leave from Poland and immigrated=come to Canada.
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