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preimmigration

preimmigration

7.0
Happening before a person moves to live in another country
  • adjective
  • /priːˌɪmɪˈɡreɪʃən/
: preinmigración
  • Her preimmigration education helped her adapt quickly to the new school system.

Examples

  • The research examined preimmigration factors that influenced families' decisions to move.

  • Many families undergo preimmigration interviews.

  • Many preimmigration experiences shape how newcomers adjust to life in a different country.

  • The preimmigration process can be quite lengthy.

  • The research examined preimmigration factors that influenced families' decisions to move.

  • Her preimmigration education helped her adapt quickly to the new school system.

  • Many preimmigration experiences shape how newcomers adjust to life in a different country.

Synonyms

pre-departure
vspreimmigration
1 3.9

Happening before someone leaves for a trip

is limited to the time before moving to a new country not any trip
premigration
vspreimmigration
  • Specialized
7.6

Happening before people move to a new place

is specifically about the period before moving to a new country

Surface Forms

preimmigration positive

Morphology

preimmigration = immigration (transparent) = pre + immigrate + ion

The adjective meaning is directly recoverable as 'before immigration' or 'relating to the time before immigration'.

Etymology

Preimmigration comes from the prefix pre- meaning 'before' and immigration meaning 'moving into' another country, so it describes things or conditions that exist before someone moves to a new country.