immersion

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"With Brianna being in French immersion, I wanted to be a part of the francophone community here in Grande Prairie," she said.

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  1. noun The act or an instance of immersing.
  2. noun The condition of being immersed.
  3. noun Baptism performed by totally submerging a person in water.
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  • There are over 300,000 anglophone children in French immersion in Canada, including my own grandchildren.
  • "With Brianna being in French immersion, I wanted to be a part of the francophone community here in Grande Prairie," she said. —  Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune
  • Lucas 'son Kaipo, a Kamehameha Schools senior who was in Hawaiian immersion classes since preschool, said participating in the Hawaiian liturgy "is the best scenario possible for me." —  Starbulletin Headlines
  • According to the Ministry of Education, enrollment in French immersion has increased over the last five years by eight per cent, to 9,600 students. —  The Prince Albert Daily Herald: News
  • This immersion is a great way to learn Spanish well, —  The State Hornet
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  1. = French immersion = Spanish inmersion = Portuguese immersão = Italian immersione, from Late Latin immersio(n-), inmersio(n-), from Latin immergere, inmergere, past participle immersus, inmersus, dip or plunge into: see immerse, immerge.
 

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