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importation
importation /ˌɪmpɔːˈteɪʃən $ -ɔːr-/ noun
 Word Family: noun: exportimport, exporterimporter, exportationimportation; verb: exportimport
1. [uncountable and countable] formal the act of bringing something new or different to a place where it did not previously exist, or something that arrives in this way
    importation of
    restrictions on the importation of American movies
2. [uncountable] technical the business of bringing things into a country from other countries in order to sell them
   SYN  import
    importation of
    a law prohibiting the importation of tuna