transhumance
noun
trans·hu·mance
tran(t)s-ˈhyü-mən(t)s 
tranz-,
-ˈyü-
: seasonal movement of livestock (such as sheep) between mountain and lowland pastures either under the care of herders or in company with the owners
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One path follows an ancient transhumance trail — created for the biannual transfer of sheep and other herd animals between high and low ground.
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
The government had recently decreed an end to their ancestral transhumance, offering permanent settlements and farmland in its stead.
—Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
One path follows an ancient trail of the transhumance — the biannual transfer of sheep and other herd animals between high and low ground.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2021
The main activities include transhumance, grazing and hiking tourism.
—Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
The government had recently decreed an end to their ancestral transhumance, offering permanent settlements and farmland in its stead.
—Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2021
One path follows an ancient trail of the transhumance — the biannual transfer of sheep and other herd animals between high and low ground.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2021
The main activities include transhumance, grazing and hiking tourism.
—Alex Treadway, National Geographic, 14 June 2017
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“Transhumance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transhumance. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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