emigration
noun
em·i·gra·tion
ˌe-mə-ˈgrā-shən 
plural emigrations
: an act or instance of emigrating : departure from a place of abode, natural home, or country for life or residence elsewhere
Further Chinese emigration to Taiwan was to be carefully limited.—
Jonathan D. Spence
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Nikola’s children leave the country to find work in Germany — this new rural-to-urban migration encourages emigration outright.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Netanyahu has said Gaza’s population should be relocated to other countries through what his government has described as voluntary emigration.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Napoleon’s looting gave early nineteenth-century Bern and its surrounding region a very high emigration rate.
—Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
For decades, the country has struggled under deeply adverse demographics, with deaths outpacing births and successive waves of mass emigration.
—Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 29 Aug. 2025
Netanyahu has said Gaza’s population should be relocated to other countries through what his government has described as voluntary emigration.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Napoleon’s looting gave early nineteenth-century Bern and its surrounding region a very high emigration rate.
—Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
For decades, the country has struggled under deeply adverse demographics, with deaths outpacing births and successive waves of mass emigration.
—Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emigration
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“Emigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emigration. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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emigration
noun
em·i·gra·tion
ˌem-ə-ˈgrā-shən
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