em·i·grate ( m  -gr t )intr.v. em·i·grat·ed, em·i·grat·ing, em·i·grates To leave one country or region to settle in another. See Usage Note at migrate. [Latin  migrre, migrt- : -, ex-, ex- + migrre, to move; see mei-1 in Indo-European roots.]em i·gration (m-grsh n) n. |
emigration [ˌɛmɪˈgreɪʃən]
n
1. (Sociology) the act or an instance of emigrating
2. (Sociology) emigrants considered collectively
Emigration emigrants collectively, 1863.
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| Noun | 1. |  emigration - migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)migration - the movement of persons from one country or locality to another |
emigration
noun departure, removal, migration, exodus, relocation, resettlement the huge emigration of workers to the West
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"Emigration, forced or chosen, across national frontiers or from village to metropolis, is the quintessential experience of our time" [John Berger And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos]
"Emigration, forced or chosen, across national frontiers or from village to metropolis, is the quintessential experience of our time" [John Berger And Our Faces, My Heart, Brief as Photos]
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