exodus
A sudden departure of a large number of peopleA sudden departure of a large number of people.
» The rural exodus depopulated entire villages in this region of Germany.
Массовый отток сельского населения в этом районе Германии оставил пустыми целые деревни. — Karok
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1 sensesA sudden departure of a large number of people.
Exodus
исхо́дisxód
ма́совий від'ї́здmásovyj vidʺjízd, ви́хідvýxid
- a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment
- the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus
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."
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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
plural: exoduses / exodus / exodiSynonyms
3 synonyms- a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment:hegirahejira
- the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses; God gave them the Ten Commandments and the rest of Mosaic law on Mount Sinai during the Exodus:Book of Exodus
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular