transhumance
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transhumance
- /tɹænzˈhjuːməns/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French transhumance, ultimately from Latin trāns (“across, beyond”) + humus (“ground”).
noun transhumances
- 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. There are rites of spring in the mountains, and this week I followed the transhumance, the annual movement of cattle, from their lower valley winter quarters up to the higher pastures.
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noun the movement of people with their grazing animals to new pastures
| Español | trashumancia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 山牧季移 shānmùjìyí, 季節移牧 /季节移牧 jìjié yímù, 季節性牲畜移動 /季节性牲畜移动 jìjiéxìng shēngxù yídòng, 季節性遷移放牧 /季节性迁移放牧 jìjiéxìng qiānyí fàngmù |
| Português | transumância |
| Français | transhumance |
| Deutsch | Wanderweidewirtschaft |
| Italiano | transumanza |
| Русский | перегон скота peregon skota, отгон скота otgon skota |
Talk about this word "transhumance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transhumance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transhumance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transhumance "transhumance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transhumance.Cite this
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