Glossary
The EMN Glossary – as one of the key products of the EMN - improves comparability by enabling a common understanding and use of terms and definitions relating to asylum and migration. The Glossary draws on a variety of sources, but primarily on the legislation of the EU asylum and immigration acquis, and makes terms available in the majority of EU Member State languages.
The online version is regularly updated and available in various languages.
- BG: асимилация
- CZ: asimilace
- DE: Assimilation
- EE: assimileeruma
- EN: assimilation
- ES: asimilación
- FI: assimilaatio
- FR: assimilation
- GA: asamhlú
- GR: αφομοίωση
- HU: asszimiláció
- IT: assimilazione
- LT: asimiliacija
- LV: asimilācija
- MT: Assimilazzjoni
- NL: assimilatie
- NO: assimilering
- PL: asymilacja
- PT: assimilação
- RO: asimilare
- SE: assimilering
- SK: asimilácia
- SL: asimilacija
Definition
The gradual process by which a minority group adopts the patterns of behaviour of a majority group or host society and is eventually absorbed by the majority group / host society.
Synonyms
cultural assimilation
Broader
acculturation
Source
Malgesini and Giménez: Guía de conceptos sobre migraciones racismo e inteculturalidad, 2000