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noun

assimilation

CEFR C2

the state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family

In a sentence

Six example sentences with assimilation, each labelled with its topic.

  • Second-generation arrivals in Chicago reached full assimilation by the 1930s, marrying outside the old neighborhood and dropping the language at home.

    History

  • Researchers measured assimilation by asking teenagers whether they described themselves first by their parents' homeland or by their new city.

    Psychology

  • The novel traces assimilation across three decades, ending with a grandson unable to pronounce the surname printed on the passport.

    Literature

  • The candidate argued that assimilation happens through schools and jobs, not through laws banning languages in public.

    Politics

  • Economists measure assimilation partly through wages, tracking how many years pass before newcomers earn what their neighbors do.

    Economics

  • The film treats assimilation gently, showing a father who cheers a baseball game in English and prays in Korean.

    Movies

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