inner emigration
внутренняя эмиграция
innere Emigration
The retreat to one's private life in the face of an oppressive state, instead of overt…The retreat to one's private life in the face of an oppressive state, instead of overt opposition or emigration to another country.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The retreat to one's private life in the face of an oppressive state, instead of overt opposition or emigration to another country.
innere Emigration
внутренняя эмиграцияvnutrennjaja emigracija
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4 languagesРусский
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Origin
Calque of German innere Emigration, popularized by German writer Frank Thiess in his respoCalque of German innere Emigration, popularized by German writer Frank Thiess in his response to Thomas Mann's BBC broadcast, defending the choice of some German intellectuals to remain in Nazi Germany despite being opposed to Nazism.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable