emigration

noun

em·​i·​gra·​tion ˌe-mə-ˈgrā-shən How to pronounce emigration (audio)
plural emigrations
: an act or instance of emigrating : departure from a place of abode, natural home, or country for life or residence elsewhere
Further Chinese emigration to Taiwan was to be carefully limited.Jonathan D. Spence

Examples of emigration in a Sentence

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The Great Famine that ensued, lasting from 1845 to 1852, marked a major crisis in Irish history that depleted the population due to death and emigration; around one million people died during this period, and closer to two million left the country. Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Jan. 2025 Now, owing to the combination of widespread emigration, a plummeting birth rate, and civilian and military casualties during three years of war, Ukraine’s population has declined to 35 million, the United Nations reported late last year. Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025 Advertisement The cost of living — especially Ireland’s acute housing crisis — was a dominant topic in the three-week campaign, alongside immigration, which has become an emotional and challenging issue in a country of 5.4 million people long defined by emigration. Jill Lawless and Peter Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 The cost of living — especially Ireland’s acute housing crisis — was a dominant topic in the three-week campaign, alongside mass migration, which has become a flash-point issue in a country of 5.4 million people long defined by emigration. Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 1 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for emigration 

Word History

First Known Use

1614, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of emigration was in 1614

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“Emigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emigration. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

Medical Definition

emigration

noun
em·​i·​gra·​tion ˌem-ə-ˈgrā-shən How to pronounce emigration (audio)
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