emigration

[US]/ˌemɪ'greɪʃn/
[UK]/ˌɛmə'greʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. leaving one's country to settle in another; the act of moving out of one country to settle in another (collective term) immigrants.

Example Sentences

Increase in population made emigration necessary.

emigration from Europe to America

emigration is perhaps the best gauge of public unease.

He called for a halt to the recent wave of emigration.

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