emigration
The act of emigratingThe act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
» Portugal is a country of emigration.
Portugal ist ein Auswanderungsland. — MUIRIEL
MUIRIEL · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
Auswanderung, Emigration
эмигра́цияemigrácija
емігра́ціяemihrácija
(countable, uncountable)A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.
the Irish emigration
Auswanderung
емігра́ціяemihrácija
- migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
Examples
8 sentencesPortugal is a country of emigration.
dePortugal ist ein Auswanderungsland. — MUIRIEL
She was denied any possibility of emigration.
deIhr wurde jede Möglichkeit zur Auswanderung verwehrt. — Hime
Tunisia has a history of labor emigration.
Algeria is losing many skilled workers to emigration.
Togo is both a country of emigration and asylum.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin stem of emigratio, from e (“out”) + migrare (“to move, remove, depart”).From Late Latin stem of emigratio, from e (“out”) + migrare (“to move, remove, depart”).
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Forms
plural: emigrations| Singular | emigration |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another):out-migrationexpatriation
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable