exodus
To depart from a place in a large groupTo depart from a place in a large group.
» The rural exodus depopulated entire villages in this region of Germany.
Массовый отток сельского населения в этом районе Германии оставил пустыми целые деревни.
Meaning
1 sensesTo depart from a place in a large group.
Examples
7 sentencesThe rural exodus depopulated entire villages in this region of Germany.
ruМассовый отток сельского населения в этом районе Германии оставил пустыми целые деревни. — Karok
Spain's countryside is suffering a slow demise after the long exodus of its rural population.
The exodus has left the region practically depopulated, with those remaining being primarily the elderly or people too sick to leave.
There was a mass exodus of Malian Tuaregs to Algeria.
As Michael Jackson said in the Book of Exodus, "Anachronisms are fun."
Origin
From Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos, “expedition, procession, departure”)From Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos, “expedition, procession, departure”). Doublet of exodos.
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Forms
exoduses, exodusing, exodused, exodusedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle