imigresen

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English immigration.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /imiˈɡresen/ [i.miˈɡre.sen]
  • Hyphenation: i‧mi‧gré‧sén

Noun

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imigrésén (Jawi spelling ايميݢريسين, plural imigresen-imigresen, informal 1st possessive imigresenku, 2nd possessive imigresenmu, 3rd possessive imigresennya)

  1. (Malaysia, Singapore) immigration, the act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
    Jabatan ImigresenImmigration Department
  2. (Malaysia, Singapore) border inspection

Further reading

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Tok Pisin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From English immigration. Cognates to Malay imigresen, Tagalog imigrasyon, and Indonesian imigrasi.

Noun

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imigresen

  1. immigration; emigration