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EMIGRATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
Synonyms:
emigration; expatriation; out-migration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("emigration" is a kind of...):
migration (the movement of persons from one country or locality to another)
Derivation:
emigrate (leave one's country of residence for a new one)