emigration

See also: Emigration and émigration

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • 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.
  2. A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.
    the Irish emigration

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Danish

Noun

emigration c (singular definite emigrationen, plural indefinite emigrationer)

  1. emigration
    Synonym: udvandring

Declension

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

emigration c

  1. emigration
    Synonym: utvandring
    Antonyms: immigration, invandring

Declension

Declension of emigration 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative emigration emigrationen emigrationer emigrationerna
Genitive emigrations emigrationens emigrationers emigrationernas

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