emigration

See also: Emigration and émigration

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

emigration (countable and uncountable, plural emigrations)

  1. 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.
    Synonym: outmigration
    Antonyms: inmigration, immigration
    Hypernym: migration
  2. A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.
    the Irish emigration

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Danish

Etymology

From emigrere +‎ -tion, from French émigration, from Latin emigratio.

Noun

emigration c (singular definite emigrationen, plural indefinite emigrationer)

  1. emigration
    Synonym: udvandring

Declension

Declension of emigration
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative emigration emigrationen emigrationer emigrationerne
genitive emigrations emigrationens emigrationers emigrationernes

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

emigration c

  1. emigration
    Synonym: utvandring
    Antonyms: immigration, invandring

Declension

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