Does emigration mean

Answer 1

To migrate from one area to another, from the perspective of the originating area. For instance, if one were to move from the United States to Canada, you would be emigrating to Canada from the perspective of the United States.

It is sometimes confused with the word Immigration, which means to migrate from a nation, from the perspective of the nation one is moving to. In the same example of a person who is migrating from the United States to Canada, you would be immigrating from the United States from the perspective of Canada.

To re-word the definitions more simply, emigration means "moving to" while Immigration means "moving from."