integration
nounBand 7formal
UKˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃn
USˌɪntəˈɡreɪʃən
The process of combining people or groups into a unified society or system.
Language classes support the integration of newcomers.
Social integration takes time and effort.
Remember it
Integration comes from Latin roots meaning “make whole,” linking it to combining separate parts into one.
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integration into the societyintegration into society
No article is normally used with society in this general sense.
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Similar and opposite
- Similar
- assimilationincorporationunification
- Opposite
- segregationexclusion
Word family
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