To leave one country or region to settle in another. See Usage Note at migrate.
[Latin ēmigrāre, ēmigrāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + migrāre, to move.]
emigration em'i·gra'tion (ĕm'ĭ-grā'shən) n.
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[Latin ēmigrāre, ēmigrāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + migrāre, to move.]
emigration em'i·gra'tion (ĕm'ĭ-grā'shən) n.| Thesaurus: emigrate |
verb
| Antonyms: emigrate |
Definition: move to new country
Antonyms: remain, stay
| Veterinary Dictionary: emigration |
The escape of leukocytes through the walls of small blood vessels; diapedesis.
| Word Tutor: emigrate |
Our neighbors decided to emigrate to Mexico because of the warmer weather.
Tutor's tip: Many people try to "emigrate" (leave a country in order to settle elsewhere) from their home countries for political asylum, but only few are allowed to "immigrate" (settle in a new country) into the United States.
| Misspellings: emigrated |
Common misspelling(s) of emigrated
| Translations: Emigrate |
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - emigrere, udvandre
Français (French)
v. intr. - émigrer
Deutsch (German)
v. - auswandern, emigrieren
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μεταναστεύω, εκπατρίζομαι, ξενιτεύομαι, μισεύω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - emigrar
Русский (Russian)
эмигрировать
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - emigrar, expatriarse
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utvandra, emigrera
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
移居外国
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 移居外國
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يهاجر
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - היגר
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