EMIGRATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)

Synonyms:

emigration; expatriation; out-migration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("emigration" is a kind of...):

migration (the movement of persons from one country or locality to another)

Derivation:

emigrate (leave one's country of residence for a new one)