emigration

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See also: Emigration and émigration

English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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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.
    Synonym: outmigration
    Antonyms: inmigration, immigration
    Hypernym: migration
  2. A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.
    the Irish emigration

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Danish

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Noun

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emigration c (singular definite emigrationen, plural indefinite emigrationer)

  1. emigration
    Synonym: udvandring

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Swedish

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Noun

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emigration c

  1. emigration
    Synonym: utvandring
    Antonyms: immigration, invandring

Declension

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