emigration
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emigration
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Late Latin stem of emigratio, from e (“out”) + migrare (“to move, remove, depart”).
noun emigrations
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The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
Similar: outmigration · Opposite: inmigration, immigration
- A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively. the Irish emigration
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: out-migration, emigrant, transmigration, migration, resettlement, migratory, immigrant, immigration, relocation, expatriate, deployment, displacement, departure, depopulation, outflow, flight
Translations
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noun act of emigrating
| Español | emigración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이민 imin, 이주 iju |
| 日本語 | 移民 imin, エミグレーション emigurēshon, 移住 ijū |
| 中文 | 移民 yímín |
| हिन्दी | उत्प्रवास utpravās |
| Português | emigração |
| Français | émigration |
| Deutsch | Auswanderung, Emigration |
| Italiano | emigrazione |
| Ελληνικά | αποδημία apodimía, αποδήμηση apodímisi |
| Română | emigrare |
| Русский | эмигра́ция emigrácija |
| Tiếng Việt | di dân |
| العربية | هِجْرَة hijra, نُزُوح nuzūḥ |
| עברית | הֲגִירָה hagirá |
noun body of emigrants; emigrants collectively
| हिन्दी | उत्प्रवासी utpravāsī |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Auswanderung |
| Italiano | emigrazione |
| Română | emigrație, emigrare |
Talk about this word "emigration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/emigration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. emigration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/emigration "emigration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/emigration.Cite this
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title = {emigration},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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