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Antonyms for importation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : im-pawr-tey-shuh n, -pohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪm pɔrˈteɪ ʃən, -poʊr-



Definition of importation

Origin :
  • c.1600; see import (v.) + -ation.
  • As in entree : noun admittance
  • As in entrance : noun coming into a place; introduction
  • As in entrée : noun admittance
Example sentences :
  • Their first act is to lower the duties on the importation of foreign cattle!
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Their importation into Rome caused quite a stir, politically.
  • Extract from : « Cooking and Dining in Imperial Rome » by Apicius
  • The doctrine is thought to have been an importation into India about the time we are speaking of.
  • Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
  • The most loyal and friendly of Australians resent this importation.
  • Extract from : « Recollections » by David Christie Murray
  • The importation of slaves could not be prohibited—exports could not be taxed.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • Nor is it declared that the importation shall be then stopped; it may be continued.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • Not to tax, will be equivalent to a bounty on the importation of slaves.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • Both are of Navajo importation, by which tribe they are much prized and used.
  • Extract from : « Zui Fetiches » by Frank Hamilton Cushing
  • Why not produce them in England and so save the need for importation?
  • Extract from : « The Pit Prop Syndicate » by Freeman Wills Crofts
  • The importation of ammunition was on the same gigantic scale.
  • Extract from : « The War in South Africa » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Synonyms for importation

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