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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Importation \Im'por*ta"tion\, noun [Cf. F. importation. See {Import}, verb (used with an object)]
1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.]
2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a country or state; -- opposed to exportation.
3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced into a country from abroad.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
importation
noun
1: the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country [syn: {importing}]
2: commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country [syn: {import}] [ant: {export}]
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