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em·i·grate  (m-grt)

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.

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[Latin migrre, migrt- : -, ex-, ex- + migrre, to move; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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emi·gration (m-grshn) n.

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emigration [ˌɛmɪˈgreɪʃən]

n

1. (Sociology) the act or an instance of emigrating

2. (Sociology) emigrants considered collectively

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Emigration emigrants collectively, 1863.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

emigration - migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another) out-migration, expatriation migration - the movement of persons from one country or locality to another

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emigration

noun departure, removal, migration, exodus, relocation, resettlement the huge emigration of workers to the West

Quotations
"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]

Translations

emigration [ˌemɪˈgreɪʃən] N → emigración f

emigration [ˌɛmɪˈgreɪʃ^ən] n → émigration f
emigration to Australia → émigration f en Australie

emigration

n → Auswanderung f; (esp for political reasons) → Emigration f

emigration [ˌɛmɪˈgreɪʃ/ən] n → emigrazione f

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emigration [ˌɛmɪˈgreɪʃ/ən] n → emigrazione f