transhumance
The seasonal movement of grazing livestock to new pastures which may be quite distantThe seasonal movement of grazing livestock (especially cattle, sheep, or goats) to new pastures which may be quite distant; alpine and nonalpine versions of such movement exist.
» Transhumance is used with animals like sheep and cows, and even with bees.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The seasonal movement of grazing livestock (especially cattle, sheep, or goats) to new pastures which may be quite distant; alpine and nonalpine versions of such movement exist.
Wanderweidewirtschaft
перегон скотаperegon skota, отгон скотаotgon skota
Examples
2 sentencesTranshumance is used with animals like sheep and cows, and even with bees.
Transhumance can also be an international manifestation of lucid peasants who resist the dictates of the administration.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French transhumance, ultimately from Latin trāns (“across, beyond”) + humusBorrowed from French transhumance, ultimately from Latin trāns (“across, beyond”) + humus (“ground”).
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Forms
plural: transhumances| Singular | transhumance |
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Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable