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emigration

emig·ra·tion

US/ˌɛmʌˈɡreɪʃʌn/ rare

noun

1.

migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

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Origin

From Late Latin stem of emigratio, from e (“out”) + migrare (“to move, remove, depart”).

Phrases

  • inner emigration

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