emigration

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.

Noun

  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.

    Synonyms: outmigration

    Antonyms: inmigration immigration

    Hypernyms: migration

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

Origin

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

Forms

emigrations

Related

emigrate émigré emigre migrate migratory

Derived

antiemigration emigrational emigrationist inner emigration nonemigration postemigration semigration